3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (8) - Matching Quizzes |    |
languish 
1
 | lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor |
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
| germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease |
| given to joking; merry; humorous |
lasting
2
| clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry |
| continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable |
| suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome |
| gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides |
libertine
3
| free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
| bare end of nose between nostrils |
| legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience |
| tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects |
limpid
4
| legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience |
| dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary |
| given to joking; merry; humorous |
| clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry |
lisp
5
| pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with low voice, as if afraid |
| lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon |
lore
6
| clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry |
| intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
| feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness |
| legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience |
malleable
7
| germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface |
| short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey |
mallet
8
| hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head |
| interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface |
mendicant
9
| beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living |
| celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
| flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound |
| having, or consisting of more than one part; many |
microbe
10
| legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease |
| having, or consisting of more than one part; many |