3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
palpitate 
1
 | assumed to be such; supposed; rumored |
| state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| insect that carries pollen from one flower to another |
paltry
2
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity |
paroxysm
3
| evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
patrician
4
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| belong to noble origin; having high birth |
| one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| lacking clarity of meaning; confusing |
paucity
5
| state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
peculate
6
| sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number |
| property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature |
peremptory
7
| make something last; preserve from extinction |
| dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
positive
8
| peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
| follow in; go in search of or hunt for |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident |
predispose
9
| dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
| give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| make something last; preserve from extinction |
| inspired by love for one's country |
preternatural
10
| forward-looking; advancing; incremental |
| evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation |
| being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity |