3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
daub 
1
 | smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
debilitate
2
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |
| marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
defensive
3
| pretend; hide feelings from other people |
| intended or appropriate for defending against; protective |
| change appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform |
| dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind |
deft
4
| quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
| skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute |
| deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
deliberately
5
| catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny |
| slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent; |
demoniac
6
| one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement |
| extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon |
| pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute |
| fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead |
despondent
7
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny |
| skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly |
deter
8
| analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
| vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly |
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily |
dispense
9
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of |
| fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead |
| distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions |
dissection
10
| pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute |
| deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
| analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
| intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent; |