3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
bandanna 
1
 | large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
| hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic |
baroque
2
| jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface |
| huge creature; something enormous in size or power |
| complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape |
| luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
bask
3
| exhibiting self-importance |
| luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
| beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
beatific
4
| completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| main impact or shock; main burden |
belabor
5
| discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
| drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party |
benediction
6
| make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes |
| kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water |
benign
7
| kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly |
berate
8
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water |
bizarre
9
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy |
| hold or carry in equilibrium |
| solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs |
blare
10
| jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface |
| loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| exhibiting self-importance |
| flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page |