3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
nascent 
1
 | incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
| worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
| especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly |
| healthy; nourishing; providing nutrition |
neophyte
2
| having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant |
| in name only; insignificantly small |
| ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over |
| recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
nonentity
3
| having total knowledge; knowing everything |
| central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| relating to marriage or wedding ceremony |
| person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
nostrum
4
| patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| in notorious manner; ; publicly; openly; plainly |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
notoriety
5
| known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame |
| recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
| swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
| lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
nucleus
6
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| new or newly invented word or phrase |
| musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text |
| central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
obfuscate
7
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
| extremely disturbed from emotion |
| wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
obligatory
8
| extremely fat; grossly overweight |
| lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
| in name only; insignificantly small |
| morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
odorous
9
| incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
| elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton |
| having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant |
| having total knowledge; knowing everything |
offensive
10
| act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
| causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
| get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way |
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |