3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
baffle 
1
 | fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party |
| frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly |
| rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
baleful
2
| portending evil; harmful in intent or effect. |
| blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear |
| of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns |
bandy
3
| discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly |
| gold and silver in the form of bars |
| frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| having been delayed; done or sent too late |
beatitude
4
| clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures |
| suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly |
| blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| unconventional in an artistic way |
becloud
5
| having been delayed; done or sent too late |
| able to float; cheerful and optimistic |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
bedizen
6
| ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery |
| heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing |
| portending evil; harmful in intent or effect. |
| draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear |
beleaguer
7
| flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community |
bereavement
8
| hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
| make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death |
blanket
9
| blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast |
| heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing |
| poet, especially lyric poet |
bloom
10
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |