3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (2) - Matching Quizzes |    |
balloon 
1
 | blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| indecent; obscene; humorously coarse |
| hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch |
| large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
bandleader
2
| discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
| leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
| suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
banquet
3
| having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable |
| draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear |
| loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| feast; entertainment of eating and drinking |
bastion
4
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon |
| fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
bate
5
| confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate |
beatitude
6
| unconventional in an artistic way |
| blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community |
| fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat |
beckon
7
| short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon |
| cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
| surround with armed forces; harass with requests |
| signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance |
benign
8
| kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats |
| give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously |
besiege
9
| kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| surround with armed forces; harass with requests |
betoken
10
| feast; entertainment of eating and drinking |
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |