3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
eggshell 
1
 | extraordinary; unusual; well above average |
| grant; award; give qualities or abilities to |
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile; pale yellow to yellowish white |
egoism
2
| excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| end; utmost point; outermost or farthest point or portion |
| substance believed to cure all ills |
egress
3
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out |
| exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object |
| extraordinary; unusual; well above average |
elixir
4
| escaping into a world of fantasy from real life; intended for or tending toward escape |
| give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate |
| substance believed to cure all ills |
| tending to call up emotions, memories |
embellish
5
| excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command |
| adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate |
engulf
6
| give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate |
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve |
| adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate |
etymology
7
| effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input |
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words |
| lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
evocative
8
| effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| tending to call up emotions, memories |
exception
9
| impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable |
| great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause; feeling of excitement |
| gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders |
| instance that does not conform to a rule |
excoriate
10
| scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade |
| gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders |
| fame; high status importance owing to marked superiority; rise of ground; hill |
| cancel; remove; erase or strike out |