3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
badinage 
1
 | teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| helpful; tending to promote physical well-being |
| have legs that curve outward at the knees |
balk
2
| attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position |
| dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate |
| stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly |
barber
3
| haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner |
| attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position |
| suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
bellicose
4
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
beneficial
5
| dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| helpful; tending to promote physical well-being |
| treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community |
| hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
besiege
6
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| main impact or shock; main burden |
| surround with armed forces; harass with requests |
bivouac
7
| besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly |
| temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent |
blighted
8
| mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner |
| suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing |
bluster
9
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner |
bombardment
10
| large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position |