3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
debase 
1
 | reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness |
decapitate
2
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| behead; cut off the head of |
| graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
defray
3
| pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for |
| expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university |
deplete
4
| capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts |
| corrupt; seduce from virtue |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant |
depredation
5
| plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss |
| slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied |
desperate
6
| having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating |
| behead; cut off the head of |
despondent
7
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious |
| capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts |
deviate
8
| in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition |
| not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant |
| vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
diagram
9
| graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
differentiate
10
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan |
| rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily |
| set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between |