3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 Group (6) - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
faint  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
lacking strength or vigor ; weak
Exercise
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
Exercise
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
Exercise
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
fanaticism  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
Exercise
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
Exercise
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
Exercise
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
fatalism  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
Exercise
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
Exercise
belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
Exercise
help bring about; make less difficult
feign  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
Exercise
free, without charge; costing nothing
Exercise
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
Exercise
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
firebrand  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
force of attraction between all masses in the universe
Exercise
belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
Exercise
hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
Exercise
doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
fixed  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
Exercise
firmly in position; stationary
Exercise
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
Exercise
end; objective; final purpose or aim
flourish  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
Exercise
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
Exercise
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
Exercise
confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
foreboding  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
Exercise
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
Exercise
expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
Exercise
vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
frank  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
Exercise
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
Exercise
firmly in position; stationary
Exercise
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
frustrate  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
Exercise
end; objective; final purpose or aim
Exercise
vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
Exercise
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated