3500 ACT Vocabulary
| Group (10) - Matching Quizzes |    |
pare 
1
 | remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument |
| powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
parody
2
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
| epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance |
peerless
3
| having no equal; incomparable |
| rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
periphery
4
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
permeable
5
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet |
| penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
plague
6
| epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance |
| in a manner that is extraordinary or amazing |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
plaintive
7
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| something that propels or drives forward |
| pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
politic
8
| remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument |
| expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation |
| foretelling events as if by divine inspiration |
preen
9
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
primeval
10
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| having no equal; incomparable |