ESL ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
SAT Vocabularies: 3000 Words 500 Hard Words 500 Essay Words
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
definition 
1
 | bite or chew on with the teeth |
| clarity of outline; concise explanation |
| depository; storehouse |
| develop; grow |
dessert
2
| believer; follower |
| act of removing from office or employment |
| a dish served as the last course of meal |
| arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat |
elite
3
| an intricate trap that ensnares its victim |
| aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces |
| decide upon and express in words |
| a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
engrave
4
| destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction |
| bold; brave |
| crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action |
| carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving |
enzyme
5
| a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
| cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework |
| a wave motion |
fabric
6
| decay |
| definite; separate; different |
| decide upon and express in words |
| cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework |
faction
7
| an article of tableware made of glass |
| blast; outburst |
| a party of persons having a common end in view |
| damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous |
feud
8
| cutting edge; front |
| cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework |
| bitter quarrel between two parties |
| an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles |
footnote
9
| develop; grow |
| cutting edge; front |
| a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| clarity of outline; concise explanation |
formalized
10
| concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms |
| decay |
| a barrier that surrounds something to protect it |
| act of removing from office or employment |