3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
debilitate 
1
 | make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
| skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly |
defeat
2
| easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image |
| disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with |
| house-hold; of or relating to the home ; within the country or home |
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
deign
3
| cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert |
| dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards |
| condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
| person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people |
delicate
4
| dead; no longer in use or existence |
| pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference |
| gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless |
| person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people |
demure
5
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| pollute; make dirty or spotty |
| pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for |
destruction
6
| twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent |
| havoc; event that completely destroys something |
| take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard |
| careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with sense of obligation |
dismay
7
| make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert |
| cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert |
| destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
| extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon |
disparity
8
| dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception |
| difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly |
distant
9
| far in space or time; cold in manner |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
distort
10
| in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly |
| easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image |
| twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent |
| pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference |