3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
recurrent 
1
 | relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited |
| great swelling waves; rising of waves, or as if of waves |
| distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume |
| occurring or appearing again or repeatedly |
refraction
2
| turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density |
| doctrine or movement of reform |
| inhaling and exhaling; breathing |
| distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume |
reprimand
3
| reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily |
| hunger; deprive of food |
| knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to student |
| health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste |
retrench
4
| isolate; separate; divide from the main body |
| cut down; reduce; restrict; economize |
| occurring or appearing again or repeatedly |
| great swelling waves; rising of waves, or as if of waves |
ripen
5
| grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully |
| turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density |
| doctrine or movement of reform |
| knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to student |
sear
6
| distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume |
| strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure |
| make very hot and dry; become superficially burned |
| hunger; deprive of food |
sententious
7
| turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density |
| lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy |
| concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible |
| reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily |
sleight
8
| four-sided polygon; having four sides |
| place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb |
| skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity |
| restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism |
stained
9
| health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste |
| every three months; in three month intervals |
| discolored; dirty; having a stain |
| grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully |
stash
10
| existing, happening, or done at the same time |
| doctrine or movement of reform |
| hide or store away in a secret place |
| place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb |