3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
bald 
1
 | move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem |
| hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering |
| flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable |
bandanna
2
| large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
| having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable |
becalm
3
| flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| able to float; cheerful and optimistic |
| keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still |
| small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic |
beget
4
| of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns |
| grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death |
| flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| produce; give rise to |
belated
5
| confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| gloom; depressed spirits |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious |
| having been delayed; done or sent too late |
besmirch
6
| bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats |
| treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community |
| rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
billowing
7
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone |
| produce; give rise to |
blunt
8
| having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive |
| regret strongly; express disapproval of |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious |
| dividing line; border; frontier |
boorish
9
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious |
| divorce; separation; loss of control or composure |
bore
10
| divorce; separation; loss of control or composure |
| drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
| being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast |
| good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone |