3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (10) - Matching Quizzes |    |
paroxysm 
1
 | something that propels or drives forward |
| sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
| inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency |
| exactness; accuracy; number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured |
passive
2
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary |
| lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
patrician
3
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| belong to noble origin; having high birth |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
pellucid
4
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view |
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
penitent
5
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
| something that propels or drives forward |
| one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer |
| expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
penury
6
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction |
| extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
perpetrate
7
| be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense |
| very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
| flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable |
| lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
ponderous
8
| lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| something that propels or drives forward |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
potentiality
9
| something that propels or drives forward |
| state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |
| inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
pregnant
10
| state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |
| inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
| expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |