3500 ACT Vocabulary
| Group (4) - Matching Quizzes |    |
dagger 
1
 | stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid |
| attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome |
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
| having low-necked dress |
defeatist
2
| be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
| humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval |
| attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome |
demur
3
| faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication |
| object because of doubts; hesitate |
| double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith. |
| discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to |
denizen
4
| attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome |
| inhabitant or resident; regular visitor |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly |
derivative
5
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
| inhabitant or resident; regular visitor |
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
| unoriginal; derived from another source |
descant
6
| discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest |
| move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland |
| raised platform for guests of honor |
| deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote |
discursive
7
| disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with |
| wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly |
| formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
dissipate
8
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
| discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to |
| deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
| spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse |
dissonance
9
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
| discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds |
| inhabitant or resident; regular visitor |
| turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking |
docile
10
| discourage; cause to lose courage or hope |
| obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith. |