3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (8) - Matching Quizzes
jabber 
1
 | talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly |
| swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
| having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness |
| extend; make or become longer |
jewel
2
| gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem |
| lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
| given to joking; merry; humorous |
| humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious |
jocular
3
| someone who releases people from captivity |
| swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
| humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious |
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
jovial
4
| build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire |
| clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes |
| good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored |
| environment; person’s social setting or environment |
lava
5
| build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire |
| text of dramatic musical work, such as opera |
| inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |
| hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools |
levity
6
| lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
| given to joking; merry; humorous |
| medicinal liquid that is rubbed into skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain |
| indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money |
liberator
7
| environment; person’s social setting or environment |
| someone who releases people from captivity |
| gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem |
| limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing |
liquidate
8
| rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy |
| fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive |
| settle accounts to pay them off; clear up |
| large oven; furnace |
locally
9
| small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill |
| in that area; to a restricted area of the body |
| fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive |
| talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly |
macabre
10
| suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome |
| rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy |
| envy; jealous attitude or disposition |
| pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with low voice, as if afraid |