3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
parallelism 
1
 | (выступать) extend out or project in space; stick out |
| (движитель) driving forward; having power to propel |
| (параллелизма) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (нищий) very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity |
pastel
2
| (пастельных) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| (птеродактиля) extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods |
| (жалобно) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| (многословие) tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
pastiche
3
| (расхищать) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (стилизация) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
| (предопределяют) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| (протеже) person guided and protected by a more prominent person |
patriarch
4
| (филология) study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| (трепетать) beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| (Патриарх) father and ruler of family or tribe |
| (окунуться) dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
peculate
5
| (жалобно) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| (поляризации) split into opposite extremes or camps |
| (пластины) flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, vessel of metal or wood for food table |
| (расхищать) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
pedagogy
6
| (падать) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| (параллелизма) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (святитель) church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| (Педагогика) teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
physiological
7
| (пористых) full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| (предопределяют) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| (физиологических) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
| (пластины) flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, vessel of metal or wood for food table |
pioneering
8
| (пастельных) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| (приработок) any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| (новаторскую) initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer |
| (движитель) driving forward; having power to propel |
plethora
9
| (множество) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (поляризации) split into opposite extremes or camps |
| (палитра) board on which painter mixes pigments |
| (пор) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
plummet
10
| (предписание) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
| (увиливать) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (пор) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| (падать) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |