3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
bacchanalian 
1
 | drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness |
| indecent; obscene; humorously coarse |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
badinage
2
| contradict; give a false impression |
| gloom; depressed spirits |
| teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear |
banal
3
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
| gloom; depressed spirits |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
bantering
4
| good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone |
| produce; give rise to |
| poet, especially lyric poet |
| abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously |
bard
5
| poet, especially lyric poet |
| discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
bate
6
| gold and silver in the form of bars |
| fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
| foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief |
| let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate |
beatific
7
| completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy |
| suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly |
| leave to someone by a will; hand down |
| flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page |
beeline
8
| poet, especially lyric poet |
| direct, quick route; direct, straight course |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
beleaguer
9
| besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page |
berate
10
| discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
| direct, quick route; direct, straight course |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |