ESL ACT Vocabulary
| Group (2) - Matching Quizzes |    |
delay 
1
 | boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out |
| a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| act later than planned; put off; adjournment |
| develop; grow |
dessert
2
| a dish served as the last course of meal |
| boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out |
| apparatus |
| amusement; fun |
dismay
3
| a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd |
| capricious notion; something many people believe that is false |
| destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
| a reference work containing articles on various topics |
elevation
4
| destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
| ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat |
| altitude; height |
| cause to seem more splendid; beautify |
encyclopedia
5
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| a reference work containing articles on various topics |
| a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| coming to maturity; coming into existence |
enzyme
6
| a reference work containing articles on various topics |
| an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay |
| any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
| amusement; fun |
equipment
7
| any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
| a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd |
| apparatus |
| coming to maturity; coming into existence |
fancy
8
| act later than planned; put off; adjournment |
| configuration; pattern |
| capricious notion; something many people believe that is false |
| ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat |
fixture
9
| commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place |
| corrosion; a gradual decline of something |
| beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building |
| develop; grow |
forebear
10
| any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
| a reference work containing articles on various topics |
| a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| a person from whom you are descended |