3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
SAT Vocabularies: 3000 Words 500 Hard Words 500 Essay Words
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (8) - Matching Quizzes
jocose 
1
 | wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane |
| speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame |
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
| given to joking; merry; humorous |
junta
2
| group of men joined in political intrigue; group of military officers ruling a country |
| major city, especially chief city of country or region |
| speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice |
| gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree |
lampoon
3
| make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling |
| ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art |
| beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living |
| dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence |
lethargy
4
| having or showing great strength or force or intensity |
| inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |
| letter; written message; messenger |
| indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money |
liberally
5
| good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored |
| speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice |
| letter; written message; messenger |
| freely; unrestrictedly; in a liberal manner |
liberate
6
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
| person dissatisfied with current conditions; discontented person |
| landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow |
| build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire |
magnetic
7
| speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice |
| having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull |
| dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
mediate
8
| exaggerated display; behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored |
| resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
melee
9
| indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money |
| group of men joined in political intrigue; group of military officers ruling a country |
| fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy riotous fight |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
menagerie
10
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| having or showing great strength or force or intensity |
| collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die |