3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
talon 
1
 | having a toe or toes of a specified kind |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence |
tantamount
2
| strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy |
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| equivalent in effect or value |
| huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible |
tenacity
3
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects |
| firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
thrifty
4
| move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain |
| careful about money; economical |
| rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
titter
5
| move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain |
| laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle |
| diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied |
| substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange |
toady
6
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects |
torrid
7
| diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied |
| sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell |
| homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal |
| passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid |
tractable
8
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied |
| strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy |
| open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom |
unkempt
9
| final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist |
| untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance |
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
unwarranted
10
| fall down, as if collapsing |
| having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality |
| homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |