3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
barely 
1
 | suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly |
| teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
beget
2
| solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| produce; give rise to |
| noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water |
berate
3
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns |
bereft
4
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly |
| deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss |
bowlegged
5
| gloom; depressed spirits |
| have legs that curve outward at the knees |
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner |
brawl
6
| produce; give rise to |
| direct, quick route; direct, straight course |
| heavy substance used to add stability or weight |
| fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party |
brawn
7
| main impact or shock; main burden |
| solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
brindled
8
| confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures |
| of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns |
| loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
brisk
9
| marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose |
| teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| gloom; depressed spirits |
broil
10
| suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly |
| cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
| have legs that curve outward at the knees |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |