3500 ACT Vocabulary
| Group (3) - Matching Quizzes |    |
canter 
1
 | eating or feeding on flesh; predatory |
| slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse |
| in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually |
| capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited |
capitulate
2
| power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict |
| surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex |
careen
3
| oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict |
| increasing by successive addition |
| lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side |
| purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
cautiously
4
| flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men |
| yield or formally resign and surrender to another |
| eating or drinking of something |
| gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
centrifugal
5
| close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources |
| radiating; departing from the center |
characterize
6
| think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply |
| exhibiting native good judgment |
| distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of |
| mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship |
clench
7
| close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| exhibiting native good judgment |
| chuckle with delight; joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint |
| join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together |
cloister
8
| grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| gap; a long narrow opening |
| wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex |
| place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place |
clutch
9
| join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together |
| in the direction that the hands of a clock move |
| place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place |
| grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
cogency
10
| in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| eating or feeding on flesh; predatory |