3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
dearth 
1
 | stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid |
| humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
declivity
2
| faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication |
| downward slope, as of a hill |
| one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
deft
3
| one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement |
| lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned |
| give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of |
| quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
delineate
4
| low in spirits; depressed; directed downward |
| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
delve
5
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously |
| humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
depict
6
| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| low in spirits; depressed; directed downward |
| represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe |
| in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition |
deprecate
7
| pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned |
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
dilapidated
8
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
| in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition |
| give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of |
| lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned |
discomposure
9
| distract; withdraw money and move into a different location |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
disguise
10
| proceed slowly; waste time |
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception |
| give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of |