3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (6) - Matching Quizzes
faculty 
1
 | inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers |
| apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance |
| any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat |
fallow
2
| plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated |
| animals of a period or region |
| smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible |
| cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain |
ferment
3
| acting in strength, firmness, or resilience |
| accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
| agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances |
| fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by |
firm
4
| loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh |
| without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose |
| hard; solid; resolute; determined |
| plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated |
fissure
5
| long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface |
| accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
| very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| imaginary; invented, as opposed to real |
fitness
6
| great excitement; public disorder or uproar |
| loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh |
| exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive |
| health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness |
flamboyant
7
| containing seeds of later development; creative |
| wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands |
| cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain |
| elaborately or excessively ornamented |
foreboding
8
| expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen |
| person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose |
forswear
9
| unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
| hard; solid; resolute; determined |
| skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly |
| renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure |
fruitlessly
10
| any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat |
| without any valuable effect; idly; vainly |
| hairy; consisting of or similar to fur |
| mass of floating ice; ice formed by freezing of surface-water of polar oceans |