3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (8) - Matching Quizzes |    |
luster 
1
 | fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure |
| shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light |
| strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules |
| woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother |
madrigal
2
| dull; lacking luster or shine |
| shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light |
| fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant |
| song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music |
maelstrom
3
| foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor |
| dull; lacking luster or shine |
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores |
malady
4
| pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores |
| assisting, or intended to assist the memory |
| intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
| disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition |
marred
5
| damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear |
| full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting |
| fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant |
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
marsupial
6
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
| warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy |
| any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, such as kangaroo or koala |
| intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
mimetic
7
| explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times |
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
| imitative; exhibiting mimicry |
| long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation |
mischance
8
| unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck |
| long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation |
| damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear |
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
mitigate
9
| brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words |
| disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition |
| make less severe or harsh; moderate |
| unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck |
modulate
10
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| having, or consisting of more than one part; many |
| set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release |
| fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant |