3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
dagger 
1
 | excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference |
| distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress |
| knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges |
| state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
dauntless
2
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| devaluation; decrease in price or value |
| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
| plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish |
debatable
3
| state of collapse caused by illness or old age |
| disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate |
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert |
deceive
4
| tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop |
| mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of |
| capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts |
| fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead |
deducible
5
| intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent; |
| cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert |
| state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
| capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts |
deprecate
6
| separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence |
| done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts |
detriment
7
| obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled |
| separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
deviate
8
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay |
| done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
discomfit
9
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence |
disconsolate
10
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| float; moving aimlessly; wander |
| make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen |