3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
nadir 
1
 | (Надир) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
| (орнитолог) one who makes special study of birds |
| (перенапрягать) heavily burden; tax in excess of what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily |
| (скопа) large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
necromancy
2
| (Надир) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
| (наступление) causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
| (некромантия) belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
| (скрыть) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
neophyte
3
| (косой) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| (остракизму) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (неофита) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
| (полагают) express an opinion; think; suppose |
nostalgia
4
| (заро��дающейся) incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
| (ностальгия) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (ядро) central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| (упрямая) stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
noxious
5
| (внешних) far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside |
| (пророческий) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous |
| (вредных) harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| (устаревших) no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion |
nucleus
6
| (ядро) central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| (косой) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| (неологизм) new or newly invented word or phrase |
| (аннулирования) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of |
oaf
7
| (некромантия) belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
| (хам) person regarded as stupid or awkward |
| (упрямый) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (наступление) causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
obfuscate
8
| (скрыть) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| (оратории) musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text |
| (наступление) causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
| (опалесцирующая) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
obsequious
9
| (крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (внешних) far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside |
| (Огл) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
| (подобострастно) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
obviate
10
| (возможность) favorable or advantageous circumstance; chance for progress or advancement |
| (устранить) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (полагают) express an opinion; think; suppose |
| (перенапрягать) heavily burden; tax in excess of what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily |