3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
tantamount 
1
 | house roof made with a plant material |
| factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| equivalent in effect or value |
tautological
2
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft thin paper |
| copy; write over again in same words |
| needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness |
tenuous
3
| draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of |
| having a toe or toes of a specified kind |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
terrifying
4
| indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity |
| frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific |
threadbare
5
| thin; slight; lacking clarity or distinctness |
| worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor |
| having many talents; capable of working in many fields |
| jobless; idle; out of work |
truncate
6
| trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
| distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste |
| rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour |
unimaginable
7
| have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor |
| unable to be imagined; inconceivable ; incredible |
| having many talents; capable of working in many fields |
| copy; write over again in same words |
vagrant
8
| house roof made with a plant material |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| having a hemispherical vault or dome |
| person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range |
vague
9
| worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor |
| turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass |
| imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit |
| thin; slight; lacking clarity or distinctness |
variable
10
| factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant |
| rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour |
| rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric |
| fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle |