3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (8) - Matching Quizzes
jostle 
1
 | come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing |
| extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism |
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| extent; greatness of rank, size, or position |
leadership
2
| gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter |
| gigantic; of great comparative size |
| capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily |
| guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader |
linen
3
| grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty |
| fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant |
| gigantic; of great comparative size |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
luxuriant
4
| come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing |
| abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
| capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily |
| enroll in college or graduate school |
madrigal
5
| give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative |
| song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music |
| gigantic; of great comparative size |
| capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily |
maelstrom
6
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| building that having more than one story |
| knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature |
| deserving of praise; worthy of high praise |
magnificent
7
| state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number |
| grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind |
| guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader |
| king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress |
malodorous
8
| disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper |
| related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor |
| guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader |
melodrama
9
| happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
| drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts |
| disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper |
| emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
misrepresent
10
| give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative |
| cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music |