3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pastel 
1
 | (посмертно) after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| (пошлости) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (пастельных) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| (движитель) driving forward; having power to propel |
pellucid
2
| (пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| (пигмента) substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
| (полигональных) having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons |
| (прозрачная) transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
petrify
3
| (задумчивый) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| (окаменение) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (пигмента) substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
| (снаряда) weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet |
piquant
4
| (пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| (смягчить) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| (посмертно) after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| (задумчивый) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
plateau
5
| (плато) highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| (тащиться) move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| (снаряда) weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet |
| (предшественником) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
platitude
6
| (пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| (Пандемия) widespread; affecting majority of people |
| (пошлости) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (уничижительное) tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
pliant
7
| (гибкий) flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable |
| (бледное) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| (Педагогика) teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
| (скупости) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
plutocracy
8
| (эксперт) authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
| (многогранной) versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| (Пандемия) widespread; affecting majority of people |
| (плутократии) society or government ruled by wealthy class |
portend
9
| (предвещают) foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| (сберегательных) displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
| (топлива) something that propels or drives forward |
| (мещанской) narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain |
posthumous
10
| (пассивные) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| (посмертно) after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| (окаменение) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (гнилой) decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed |