3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
quell 
1
 | acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane |
| extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet |
| force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions |
raconteur
2
| in a superficial manner; shallowly; surface only |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon |
| dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright |
ratiocination
3
| reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises |
| form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information |
| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
reassure
4
| give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain |
| having parallel lines or grooves on surface |
| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect: |
recidivism
5
| magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious |
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt |
| say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
reprimand
6
| withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily |
| specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement |
| necessary requirement; indispensable item |
reprise
7
| elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit |
| reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily |
| musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action |
| extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly |
requisite
8
| forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |
| dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright |
| reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises |
| necessary requirement; indispensable item |
rostrum
9
| elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit |
| inhaling and exhaling; breathing |
| of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair |
| specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement |
seasoning
10
| mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake |
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
| shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| flavoring; spice; act of adding a seasoning to food |