3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (3) - Matching Quizzes |    |
cadence 
1
 | bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods |
| feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
| serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying |
careen
2
| lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side |
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal |
| person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb |
catechism
3
| book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer |
| largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
| person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb |
| artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural |
celerity
4
| fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events |
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible |
| put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources |
celibate
5
| unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse |
| grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal |
| relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax |
censorious
6
| disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass |
| feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| measure of temperature, used widely in Europe |
chaos
7
| disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass |
| rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
| relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
chaotic
8
| in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization |
| largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
| shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience |
| end of a thing; queue; last words of a play actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor |
claustrophobia
9
| approach; tend to meet; come together |
| one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible |
| spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
| abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces |
colander
10
| disclose; reveal; tell in confidence |
| largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
| person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb |
| bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods |