3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pathogenic 
1
 | grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant |
| faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men |
| able to cause disease; producing disease |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
peculate
2
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
| having or reflecting superior quality or value |
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
perpetrate
3
| grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant |
| be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense |
| very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
petrifaction
4
| displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
| process of turning some plant material into stone |
| able to cause disease; producing disease |
| having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored |
philanthropist
5
| forward-looking; advancing; incremental |
| lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |
philology
6
| study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| favored; better; more desirable or worthy than another; preferred |
| grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant |
| introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
piebald
7
| having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons |
| be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense |
| mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white |
| split into opposite extremes or camps |
piety
8
| acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior |
plaudit
9
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| favored; better; more desirable or worthy than another; preferred |
polygonal
10
| having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute |
| very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
| widespread; affecting majority of people |
| having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons |