3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
parallelism 
1
 | (突出) extend out or project in space; stick out |
| (推進) driving forward; having power to propel |
| (並列処理) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (貧民) very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity |
pastel
2
| (あぶ) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| (テロダクティル) extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods |
| (悲しげ) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| (冗長) tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
pastiche
3
| (蒸気) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (模倣) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
| (所定) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| (弟子) person guided and protected by a more prominent person |
patriarch
4
| (言語学) study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| (ドキドキ) beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| (総主教) father and ruler of family or tribe |
| (急落) dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
peculate
5
| (悲しげ) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| (偏光) split into opposite extremes or camps |
| (プレート) flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, vessel of metal or wood for food table |
| (蒸気) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
pedagogy
6
| (急落) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| (並列処理) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (高位聖職者) church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| (教育) teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
physiological
7
| (質) full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| (所定) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| (生理) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
| (プレート) flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, vessel of metal or wood for food table |
pioneering
8
| (あぶ) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| (適用を制限する) any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| (パイオニア) initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer |
| (推進) driving forward; having power to propel |
plethora
9
| (茄) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (偏光) split into opposite extremes or camps |
| (パレット) board on which painter mixes pigments |
| (孔) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
plummet
10
| (鼻水) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
| (言葉を濁す) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (孔) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| (急落) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |