3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
palliate 
1
 | green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| dull and tiresome; commonplace |
| one who has more than one spouse at a time |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
pasture
2
| very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating |
| field covered with grass; meadow |
pathos
3
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
| draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities |
| happening or done after a surgical operation |
patina
4
| appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity |
| something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body |
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
plebeian
5
| forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit |
| appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
plow
6
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
| farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam |
| dull and tiresome; commonplace |
plunge
7
| dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
polyglot
8
| dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
| forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit |
| speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
| speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages |
ponderous
9
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
| being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
preamble
10
| introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| appease or pacify; bring peace to |
| speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |