3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Spelling Practices
[Esc] (1) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
[Esc] (2) recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
[Esc] (3) giving up completely; freedom from constraint
[Esc] (4) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
[Esc] (5) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
[Esc] (6) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
[Esc] (7) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
[Esc] (8) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
[Esc] (9) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
[Esc] (10) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
[Esc] (11) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
[Esc] (12) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
[Esc] (13) endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
[Esc] (14) lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
[Esc] (15) renounce upon oath; abandon forever
[Esc] (16) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
[Esc] (17) give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
[Esc] (18) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
[Esc] (19) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
[Esc] (20) ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
[Esc] (21) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
[Esc] (22) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
[Esc] (23) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
[Esc] (24) wear away by friction; scrape; erode
[Esc] (25) rubbing away; tending to grind down
[Esc] (26) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
[Esc] (27) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
[Esc] (28) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
[Esc] (29) go away or leave ; missing; not present
[Esc] (30) habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
[Esc] (31) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
[Esc] (32) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
[Esc] (33) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
[Esc] (34) plentiful; possessing riches or resources
[Esc] (35) in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
[Esc] (36) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
[Esc] (37) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
[Esc] (38) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
[Esc] (39) increasing in speed
[Esc] (40) faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
[Esc] (41) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
[Esc] (42) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
[Esc] (43) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
[Esc] (44) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
[Esc] (45) applaud; announce with great approval
[Esc] (46) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
[Esc] (47) upward slope, as of hill
[Esc] (48) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
[Esc] (49) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
[Esc] (50) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
[Esc] (51) succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
[Esc] (52) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
[Esc] (53) equip; provide with military equipment
[Esc] (54) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
[Esc] (55) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
[Esc] (56) increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
[Esc] (57) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
[Esc] (58) habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
[Esc] (59) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
[Esc] (60) having properties of vinegar; sour
[Esc] (61) gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
[Esc] (62) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
[Esc] (63) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
[Esc] (64) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
[Esc] (65) inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
[Esc] (66) known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
[Esc] (67) assent; agree without protesting
[Esc] (68) gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
[Esc] (69) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
[Esc] (70) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
[Esc] (71) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
[Esc] (72) energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
[Esc] (73) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
[Esc] (74) put into motion or action; activate
[Esc] (75) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
[Esc] (76) mental keenness; quickness of perception
[Esc] (77) flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
[Esc] (78) having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
[Esc] (79) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
[Esc] (80) further; extra; supplemental or added to
[Esc] (81) muddle; drive crazy; become confused
[Esc] (82) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
[Esc] (83) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
[Esc] (84) glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
[Esc] (85) be next to; be contiguous to; border on
[Esc] (86) hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
[Esc] (87) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
[Esc] (88) appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
[Esc] (89) govern; supervise; give or apply medications
[Esc] (90) favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
[Esc] (91) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
[Esc] (92) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
[Esc] (93) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
[Esc] (94) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
[Esc] (95) embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
[Esc] (96) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
[Esc] (97) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
[Esc] (98) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
[Esc] (99) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
[Esc] (100) proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
[Esc] (101) improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
[Esc] (102) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
[Esc] (103) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
[Esc] (104) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
[Esc] (105) support; active pleading on behalf of something
[Esc] (106) nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
[Esc] (107) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
[Esc] (108) easily approachable; warmly friendly
[Esc] (109) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
[Esc] (110) fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
[Esc] (111) having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
[Esc] (112) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
[Esc] (113) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
[Esc] (114) fasten; append; add on; secure to something
[Esc] (115) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
[Esc] (116) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
[Esc] (117) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
[Esc] (118) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
[Esc] (119) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
[Esc] (120) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
[Esc] (121) irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
[Esc] (122) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
[Esc] (123) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
[Esc] (124) feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
[Esc] (125) struck by shock, terror, or amazement
[Esc] (126) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
[Esc] (127) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
[Esc] (128) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
[Esc] (129) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
[Esc] (130) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
[Esc] (131) half-open; slightly turned or opened
[Esc] (132) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
[Esc] (133) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
[Esc] (134) nook; small, recessed section of a room
[Esc] (135) established procedure for solving problem
[Esc] (136) dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
[Esc] (137) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
[Esc] (138) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
[Esc] (139) state without proof; assert to be true
[Esc] (140) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
[Esc] (141) repetition of beginning sound in poetry
[Esc] (142) assign; distribute according to plan
[Esc] (143) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
[Esc] (144) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
[Esc] (145) in or into a high place; high or higher up
[Esc] (146) happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
[Esc] (147) elevation especially above sea level; height
[Esc] (148) unselfishly generous; concerned for others
[Esc] (149) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
[Esc] (150) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
[Esc] (151) capable of using either hand with equal ease
[Esc] (152) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
[Esc] (153) unclear or doubtful in meaning
[Esc] (154) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
[Esc] (155) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
[Esc] (156) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
[Esc] (157) make or become better; improve; grow better
[Esc] (158) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
[Esc] (159) convenient features; courtesies
[Esc] (160) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
[Esc] (161) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
[Esc] (162) in the middle of; among; surrounded by
[Esc] (163) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
[Esc] (164) moved by sexual love; loving
[Esc] (165) formless; lacking shape or definition
[Esc] (166) able to live both on land and in water
[Esc] (167) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
[Esc] (168) broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
[Esc] (169) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
[Esc] (170) having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
[Esc] (171) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
[Esc] (172) comparable; similar or alike
[Esc] (173) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
[Esc] (174) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
[Esc] (175) forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
[Esc] (176) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
[Esc] (177) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
[Esc] (178) having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
[Esc] (179) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
[Esc] (180) endowed with life; alive; living; animated
[Esc] (181) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
[Esc] (182) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
[Esc] (183) chronological record of the events of successive years
[Esc] (184) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
[Esc] (185) comment; make explanatory notes
[Esc] (186) herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
[Esc] (187) formal public statement; act of making known publicly
[Esc] (188) disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
[Esc] (189) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
[Esc] (190) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
[Esc] (191) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
[Esc] (192) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
[Esc] (193) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
[Esc] (194) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
[Esc] (195) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
[Esc] (196) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
[Esc] (197) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
[Esc] (198) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
[Esc] (199) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
[Esc] (200) book of literary selections by various authors
[Esc] (201) regarding human beings as the center of the universe
[Esc] (202) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
[Esc] (203) having human form or characteristics
[Esc] (204) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
[Esc] (205) strong feeling of aversion; dislike
[Esc] (206) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
[Esc] (207) eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
[Esc] (208) lack of caring; indifference
[Esc] (209) opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
[Esc] (210) highest point; vertex; summit; climax
[Esc] (211) loss of speech due to injury or illness
[Esc] (212) definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
[Esc] (213) place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
[Esc] (214) poise; self-confident assurance
[Esc] (215) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
[Esc] (216) the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
[Esc] (217) having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
[Esc] (218) person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
[Esc] (219) one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
[Esc] (220) elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
[Esc] (221) depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
[Esc] (222) ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
[Esc] (223) name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
[Esc] (224) attach; add as supplement or appendix
[Esc] (225) durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
[Esc] (226) exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
[Esc] (227) distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
[Esc] (228) strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
[Esc] (229) estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
[Esc] (230) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
[Esc] (231) term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
[Esc] (232) inform; give notice to; make aware
[Esc] (233) impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
[Esc] (234) expression of warm approval; praise
[Esc] (235) funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
[Esc] (236) with reference or regard; in respect
[Esc] (237) in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
[Esc] (238) consisting of, relating to, or being in water
[Esc] (239) curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
[Esc] (240) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
[Esc] (241) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
[Esc] (242) place where different tree varieties are exhibited
[Esc] (243) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
[Esc] (244) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
[Esc] (245) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
[Esc] (246) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
[Esc] (247) group of closely located islands
[Esc] (248) art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
[Esc] (249) displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
[Esc] (250) demanding great effort or labor; difficult
[Esc] (251) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
[Esc] (252) hereditary nobility; privileged class
[Esc] (253) a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
[Esc] (254) fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
[Esc] (255) fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
[Esc] (256) act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
[Esc] (257) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
[Esc] (258) officially charge someone in a court of law
[Esc] (259) being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
[Esc] (260) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
[Esc] (261) deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
[Esc] (262) inflammation of a joint or joints
[Esc] (263) essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
[Esc] (264) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
[Esc] (265) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
[Esc] (266) manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
[Esc] (267) free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
[Esc] (268) superiority or decisive advantage; domination
[Esc] (269) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
[Esc] (270) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
[Esc] (271) preventing infection; having cleansing effect
[Esc] (272) ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
[Esc] (273) with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
[Esc] (274) turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
[Esc] (275) distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
[Esc] (276) sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
[Esc] (277) one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
[Esc] (278) assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
[Esc] (279) analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
[Esc] (280) gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
[Esc] (281) express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
[Esc] (282) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
[Esc] (283) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
[Esc] (284) give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
[Esc] (285) helper; person who assists or helps someone else
[Esc] (286) ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
[Esc] (287) eye defect that prevents proper focus
[Esc] (288) causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
[Esc] (289) enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
[Esc] (290) into separate parts or pieces; apart
[Esc] (291) not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
[Esc] (292) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
[Esc] (293) displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
[Esc] (294) denying existence of God; godless
[Esc] (295) brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
[Esc] (296) wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
[Esc] (297) fasten; annex; be in contact with
[Esc] (298) fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
[Esc] (299) something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
[Esc] (300) make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
[Esc] (301) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
[Esc] (302) draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
[Esc] (303) essential quality; reputation; honor
[Esc] (304) gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
[Esc] (305) not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
[Esc] (306) fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
[Esc] (307) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
[Esc] (308) of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
[Esc] (309) hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
[Esc] (310) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
[Esc] (311) sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
[Esc] (312) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
[Esc] (313) characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
[Esc] (314) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
[Esc] (315) strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
[Esc] (316) prove genuine; establish authenticity of
[Esc] (317) expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
[Esc] (318) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
[Esc] (319) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
[Esc] (320) empower; give permission for; sanction
[Esc] (321) dictator; ruler having unlimited power
[Esc] (322) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
[Esc] (323) mechanism that imitates actions of humans
[Esc] (324) self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
[Esc] (325) independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
[Esc] (326) helper, additional or subsidiary
[Esc] (327) great mass of falling snow and ice
[Esc] (328) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
[Esc] (329) declare to be true; affirm
[Esc] (330) reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
[Esc] (331) firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
[Esc] (332) large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
[Esc] (333) art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
[Esc] (334) greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
[Esc] (335) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
[Esc] (336) keeping away from or preventing from happening
[Esc] (337) declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
[Esc] (338) in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
[Esc] (339) in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
[Esc] (340) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
[Esc] (341) self-evident truth requiring no proof
[Esc] (342) sky blue; light purplish-blue