3500 ACT Vocabulary
| Group (5) - Matching Quizzes |    |
effectiveness 
1
 | excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise |
| waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor |
| efficiency; quality of being effective |
emend
2
| eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn |
| correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
| eagerly; wholeheartedly; in a lavish or enthusiastic manner |
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
emollient
3
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate |
| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
empirical
4
| derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress. |
| occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| great in range or scope |
endlessly
5
| in an endless manner |
| extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets |
| great in range or scope |
| catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance |
engross
6
| occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| give right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give title to |
| efficiency; quality of being effective |
| rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval |
enthrall
7
| give right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give title to |
| capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection |
| open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
| in an endless manner |
equivocal
8
| inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts |
| tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
| open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
| calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress. |
esoteric
9
| growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded |
| excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn |
evince
10
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer |
| give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |