3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
nebulous 
1
 | foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| given to expressing yourself freely or insistently |
| lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy |
| get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way |
necromancy
2
| in an organic manner, in the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are of animal or vegetable origin |
| express an opinion; think; suppose |
| belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
| especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly |
neophyte
3
| person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
| recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
| discussion intended to produce an agreement |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
obliterate
4
| destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
| one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional |
obsequious
5
| terminology; system of names used in an art or science |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
| exposed; easily discovered; plain |
obtain
6
| get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way |
| discussion intended to produce an agreement |
| open to view; not secret or hidden |
| especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly |
obtuse
7
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
obvious
8
| exposed; easily discovered; plain |
| unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas |
| disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
| impartial; not supporting one side over another |
occupy
9
| causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
| swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
| inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of |
| exposed; easily discovered; plain |
orator
10
| invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid |
| musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text |
| skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
| having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force |