3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
temperate 
1
 | restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway |
| conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial |
temporize
2
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of |
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy |
tempt
3
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| give rise to a desire by being attractive |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable |
tendentious
4
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| having or marked by a strong tendency |
| give rise to a desire by being attractive |
| draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of |
tepid
5
| guide; give individual instruction |
| moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted |
| pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy |
| distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste |
theocracy
6
| hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway |
| government ruled by or subject to religious authority |
| forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently |
| having or marked by a strong tendency |
traction
7
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
| moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted |
| debase; degrade; spread negative information about |
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
trenchant
8
| small forest; woodland; dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite |
| restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality |
tutor
9
| free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable |
| draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of |
| increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area |
| guide; give individual instruction |
unify
10
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| integrate; make into or become one unit |
| increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area |
| draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of |