3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
canvas 
1
 | heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative |
| get in touch with; reach |
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
canvass
2
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize |
| something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
captivate
3
| in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with |
| charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy |
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
category
4
| largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
| group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute |
| in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with |
| arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous |
causal
5
| region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees |
| mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind |
| part or division of poem of some length |
| implying cause-and-effect relationship |
charter
6
| close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty |
| similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with |
| document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel |
choleric
7
| wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges |
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
| brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
coagulate
8
| gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
| determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize |
| cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass |
| improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
comment
9
| express an opinion; remark |
| wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges |
| charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy |
| full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious |
complaisant
10
| trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others |
| cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass |
| power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| eating away by chemicals or disease |