3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (8) - Matching Quizzes |    |
legacy 
1
 | gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor |
| having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
loathsome
2
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
| picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface |
| highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
luminary
3
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |
| celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
magnify
4
| intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
| short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| pantry; place where food is kept |
malevolent
5
| humanistic study of language and literature |
| act of positioning close together; side-by-side position |
| earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
| having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
malodorous
6
| foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor |
| having only one syllable; speaking in curt |
| person who has compulsive desire to steal |
| celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
matriarch
7
| woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother |
| conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs |
| chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft |
| celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
meddlesome
8
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner |
| wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled |
| chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft |
migratory
9
| conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled |
| having only one syllable; speaking in curt |
milestone
10
| vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |
| petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact |
| landmark; significant development |
| conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs |