3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
tautology 
1
 | unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy |
| indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
| force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite |
tempestuous
2
| in waves; fluctuate; having curls |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of |
| person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp |
tractable
3
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| equivalent in effect or value |
treacly
4
| overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental |
| having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality |
| endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit |
| of speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class |
trepidation
5
| having or marked by a strong tendency |
| government ruled by or subject to religious authority |
| ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at |
| state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering |
truism
6
| undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth |
| state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
unfetter
7
| liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
| inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing |
unruly
8
| indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly |
| adhesive; gluey; covered with sticky or clammy coating |
unsightly
9
| pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
| trace; remains; indication that something has been happened |
| ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
viscid
10
| liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| adhesive; gluey; covered with sticky or clammy coating |
| trace; remains; indication that something has been happened |