3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
cantankerous 
1
 | lizard that changes color in different situations |
| logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
canvass
2
| capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited |
| difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable |
| slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times |
| determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize |
caption
3
| flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running |
| slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times |
| title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment |
cavalcade
4
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| include; consist of; be composed of |
centigrade
5
| measure of temperature, used widely in Europe |
| angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile |
| an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water |
| joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule |
chaffing
6
| joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule |
| title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force |
| improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
chameleon
7
| think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply |
| flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running |
| lizard that changes color in different situations |
| extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters |
chimerical
8
| force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force |
| fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
| logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer |
clan
9
| eating or drinking of something |
| think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives |
clench
10
| find or declare guilty |
| close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable |
| expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy |