3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
tempestuous 
1
 | enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
textured
2
| having surface roughness; having texture, not smooth |
| walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall |
| restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality |
| homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal |
tightwad
3
| one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; miser |
| raise to a higher grade or standard; advance |
| integrate; make into or become one unit |
| entrance; starting point for a new state or experience |
tow
4
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
| showing a high degree of refinement |
| draw or pull behind by a chain or line |
| deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
trenchant
5
| cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception |
| walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall |
| final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
tube
6
| turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass |
| hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway |
| having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress |
| draw or pull behind by a chain or line |
turpitude
7
| jobless; idle; out of work |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
unemployed
8
| jobless; idle; out of work |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| draw or pull behind by a chain or line |
unfrock
9
| disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence |
| having surface roughness; having texture, not smooth |
| untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance |
| strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy |
vapid
10
| used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| entrance; starting point for a new state or experience |