3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (9) - Matching Quizzes |    |
narcotic 
1
 | so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
| go beyond; surpass; exceed |
| addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional |
nepotism
2
| medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction |
| initiate; invent; bring into being; create |
| favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities |
| morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
nomenclature
3
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| terminology; system of names used in an art or science |
| disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
| open to view; not secret or hidden |
notable
4
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
nucleus
5
| morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
| central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
| act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
nutritional
6
| wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
| healthy; nourishing; providing nutrition |
| nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food |
| large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
obligation
7
| act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
| open to view; not secret or hidden |
| extremely disturbed from emotion |
| unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas |
obligatory
8
| outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit |
| addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
obtain
9
| get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way |
| wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
| act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
| skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
obviate
10
| varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
| favorable or advantageous circumstance; chance for progress or advancement |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |