3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
cabal 
1
 | similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| having become fixed and definite in form |
| part or division of poem of some length |
caricature
2
| solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate , and gravel |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| very fat; large in body; overweight |
| self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity |
chaff
3
| increasing by successive addition |
| trivial or worthless matter; thin dry bracts or scales, especially |
| force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force |
| jammed; stuffed; uncomfortably small or restricted |
clique
4
| small exclusive group of friends or associates |
| brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
| shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience |
| in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with |
codify
5
| jammed; stuffed; uncomfortably small or restricted |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize |
| brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
colony
6
| cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up |
| capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited |
| person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind |
| region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees |
comely
7
| bodily; of a material nature; tangible |
| slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times |
| make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge |
| pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful |
complaint
8
| largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
| arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize |
| yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply |
| expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism |
conceit
9
| measure of temperature, used widely in Europe |
| similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with |
| overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
constitution
10
| similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with |
| measure of temperature, used widely in Europe |
| lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side |
| law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something |