3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (8) - Matching Quizzes
jovial 
1
 | high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored |
| dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively |
| bare end of nose between nostrils |
kiln
2
| ability to change in form; fickleness |
| large oven; furnace |
| having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull |
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
kinetic
3
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic |
| wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane |
| big or clumsy, often stupid person |
levity
4
| emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
| lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
| small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill |
| text of dramatic musical work, such as opera |
liberate
5
| nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded |
| give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative |
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
| small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill |
loath
6
| dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary |
| unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike |
| varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
| collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
lofty
7
| hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools |
| lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort |
| untrustworthy person; deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; man of humble birth; male servant |
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
lugubrious
8
| mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree |
| gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter |
| criminal; one who does evil or injury to another |
| relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic |
lummox
9
| big or clumsy, often stupid person |
| gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter |
| unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike |
| limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing |
malefactor
10
| dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively |
| nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded |
| criminal; one who does evil or injury to another |
| damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear |