3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (3) - Matching Quizzes |    |
captious 
1
 | ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to |
| power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| intended to confuse in an argument |
carapace
2
| split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to |
| rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile |
| serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
categorical
3
| absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories |
| end of a thing; queue; last words of a play actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor |
| approach; tend to meet; come together |
| healthcare facility for outpatient care |
caulk
4
| absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories |
| make watertight by filling in cracks |
| healthcare facility for outpatient care |
| approach; tend to meet; come together |
choleric
5
| feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural |
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
circumscribe
6
| treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point |
| noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest |
| shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience |
| limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
clamor
7
| noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest |
| healthcare facility for outpatient care |
| worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses |
| judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief |
clapper
8
| join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together |
| metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds |
| artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural |
| reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses |
coddle
9
| artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural |
| in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move |
| treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point |
| abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces |
commiserate
10
| rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile |
| feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| healthcare facility for outpatient care |
| affected with madness; insane; deranged |