3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
effigy 
1
 | in danger, at risk; small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction, of species |
| crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person |
| vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
| tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
elaboration
2
| admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote |
| production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail |
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
eloquent
3
| eatable; substance that can be used as food |
| burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims |
| vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
| explain;make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of |
encompass
4
| surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
| vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
| eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man |
| pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |
endangered
5
| in danger, at risk; small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction, of species |
| excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| one who rides a horse or performs on horseback |
| force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office |
endearment
6
| fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject |
| from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual |
| surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
| tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
engulf
7
| weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses |
| explain;make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of |
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |
entreat
8
| plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
envelop
9
| pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |
| plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering |
| feeling of being bored by something tedious |
equestrian
10
| being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
| one who rides a horse or performs on horseback |
| burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims |
| increasing; something expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging |