3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
decrepit 
1
 | grant; act of giving to a fund or cause |
| weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use |
| giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund |
| analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
definite
2
| sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter |
| harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous |
| fixed; exact; having distinct limits |
| far in space or time; cold in manner |
demur
3
| object because of doubts; hesitate |
| proceed slowly; waste time |
| represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe |
| harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous |
denigrate
4
| large slender game fish widely distributed in warm seas; various marine cetacean mammals |
| change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless |
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
| dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously |
depict
5
| represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe |
| large slender game fish widely distributed in warm seas; various marine cetacean mammals |
| weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use |
| remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied |
dexterous
6
| skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied |
| dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall |
| left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty |
display
7
| exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest |
| in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction |
| fixed; exact; having distinct limits |
| large slender game fish widely distributed in warm seas; various marine cetacean mammals |
distant
8
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
| far in space or time; cold in manner |
| dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall |
| sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter |
distinction
9
| excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference |
| represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe |
| in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction |
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
distinctively
10
| sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter |
| skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously |
| in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly |