3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
badinage 
1
 | (الهزل) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| (بلسم) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| (bedraggle) wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places |
| (دعم) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
banal
2
| (حجر الأساس) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |
| (بلسم) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| (قاتمة) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear |
| have legs that curve outward at the knees |
bandanna
3
| (طأة) main impact or shock; main burden |
| (بالكاد) just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| (اللحية) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals |
| (بالون) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
barber
4
| (افلاس) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| (bedraggle) wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places |
| (حاصر) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| (طأة) main impact or shock; main burden |
barricade
5
| (بلوم) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| (فاجر) small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy |
| (المزاح) poet, especially lyric poet |
| (حاجز) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
barterer
6
| (انجب) produce; give rise to |
| (المزاح) poet, especially lyric poet |
| (المقايض) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money |
| (طأة) main impact or shock; main burden |
beeline
7
| (الخط المباشر) direct, quick route; direct, straight course |
| (بيل) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu |
| (الهزل) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| (براون) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs |
beleaguer
8
| (حاصر) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| (مثقف) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (عاصف) rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| (معقل) fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
bemused
9
| (نتوء) impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow |
| (بلوم) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| (يذهل) lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes |
| (مرتبك) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
biennial
10
| (حاجز) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
| (بلسم) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| (سنتين) every two years; lasting or living for two years |
| (قاتمة) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear |