3500 ACT Vocabulary
| Group (1) - Matching Quizzes |   |
abandon 
1
 | reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling |
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
| poise; self-confident assurance |
| being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native |
abolish
2
| cancel; put an end to; destroy completely |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar |
| declare to be true; affirm |
accessible
3
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass |
| easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
acuity
4
| expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will |
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
adverse
5
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| cancel; put an end to; destroy completely |
| apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. |
agglomeration
6
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly |
| collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass |
allusion
7
| great mass of falling snow and ice |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
ambulatory
8
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
amplify
9
| being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly |
apostate
10
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |