3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
ebb 
1
 | fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage |
| elementary particle with negative charge |
| please intensely; fill with great delight or joy |
| instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
ebullient
2
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer |
| be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
egress
3
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| increasing; something expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging |
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out |
elude
4
| avoid cleverly; escape perception of |
| act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out |
| elementary particle with negative charge |
| fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject |
embrace
5
| effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system |
| hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection |
| correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
| be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
emend
6
| production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail |
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
| correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
emollient
7
| cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion |
| having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| substance believed to cure all ills |
emulate
8
| be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
| consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims |
| tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
enrapture
9
| having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
| please intensely; fill with great delight or joy |
| go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree |
| obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for |
epicure
10
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |
| feeling of being bored by something tedious |
| burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims |