3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
bandleader 
1
 | (оркестра) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (Парикмахер) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| (опровергают) contradict; give a false impression |
behemoth
2
| (баррикада) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
| (бард) poet, especially lyric poet |
| (лук) inclination of head, or bending of body for reverence, respect, civility, or submission; bending or rounded part of ship forward |
| (Бегемот) huge creature; something enormous in size or power |
bemused
3
| (бить) discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
| (ошеломленный) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| (оркестра) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
| (жарить) cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
bereft
4
| (лишен) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss |
| (заграждения) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles |
| (Блюз) gloom; depressed spirits |
| (затемнять) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
bevy
5
| (портить) mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner |
| (краткость) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| (собрание) large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail |
| (Бунгало) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic |
bigotry
6
| (фанатизм) stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion |
| (затемнять) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| (жарить) cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
| (баррикада) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle |
billowing
7
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| (бычьего) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| (Бегемот) huge creature; something enormous in size or power |
| (бланшировать) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach |
bland
8
| (Бунгало) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic |
| (мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| (фанатизм) stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion |
| (ширина) measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent |
block
9
| (затемнять) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| (воздушный шар) large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| (драки) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water |
| (блок) hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch |
bolster
10
| (ширина) measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent |
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (безграничной) being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast |
| (Казначей) treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community |