3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
nicety 
1
 | government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude |
nostalgia
2
| bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| excessive confidence; total certainty |
notable
3
| very reluctant to give out information |
| exposed; easily discovered; plain |
| worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
| outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit |
obstetrician
4
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| excessive confidence; total certainty |
| disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
| physician specializing in delivery of babies |
obstinate
5
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
| having an opponent; averse of |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| in name only; insignificantly small |
obtuse
6
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
odious
7
| given to expressing yourself freely or insistently |
| bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
odorless
8
| having no odor; devoid of odor or fragrance |
| full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous |
| exceed or surpass; leave behind |
| far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside |
officious
9
| causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous |
oligarchy
10
| government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| extremely disturbed from emotion |
| having an opponent; averse of |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |