3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pandemic 
1
 | any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion |
| widespread; affecting majority of people |
| determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
paradigm
2
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments |
parallelism
3
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| having or reflecting superior quality or value |
| state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
parsimonious
4
| doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments |
| put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
pauper
5
| expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense |
| calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion |
| very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity |
perquisite
6
| determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments |
picaresque
7
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive |
pithy
8
| be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense |
| insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive |
| very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
precipitate
9
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
predetermine
10
| determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| widespread; affecting majority of people |
| lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |