3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
papyrus 
1
 | (проницательный) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive |
| (прагматик) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
| (цепкий) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
| (папирус) ancient paper made from stem of plant |
parch
2
| (прихорашиваться) become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| (цепкий) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
| (предшественником) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| (Парч) burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
patina
3
| (полный) inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| (прагматик) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
| (патина) green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
permeable
4
| (проницательный) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive |
| (проницаемой) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| (бедность) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
| (гроши) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
philanthropist
5
| (предшественником) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| (ананас) large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves |
| (щегольство) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet |
| (филантроп) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |
potentiality
6
| (болтать) speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| (возможность) inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed |
| (благоприятной) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| (предвидения) ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
practicable
7
| (распространения) rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction |
| (практически) feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice |
| (гроши) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
| (бедность) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
pragmatist
8
| (предчувствие) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| (движение) drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push |
| (прагматик) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
| (благоприятной) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
prehensile
9
| (полный) inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| (похотливый) having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| (цепкий) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
| (патина) green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
presentiment
10
| (непомерно) forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit |
| (предчувствие) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| (пантомима) communication by means of gesture and facial expression |
| (филантроп) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |