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A list of the most common ACT words on the vocabulary section of the ACT exam.
Adulation – excessive flattery
Aloof – not friendly or forthcoming
Anachronistic – belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
Analyze – examine methodically
Antagonize – cause someone to become hostile
Assert – state a fact
Befall – having something bad happen to someone
Burgeon – begin to grow rapidly
Characteristic – a feature typical of a particular person
Compassion – sympathetic pity for the suffering of others
Complement – a thing that completes or brings to perfection
Consecutive – following continuously
Contract – written or spoken agreement
Contradict – deny the truth by stating the opposite
Correlate – having mutual relationship or connection
Cumbersome – large, heavy, or difficult
Demean – cause severe loss of dignity
Depict – show or represent by drawing
Devoid – entirely lacking, empty
Differential – varying according to circumstances
Diffuse – spread over a wide area
Digress – leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
Discrepancy – a lack of comparability between two facts
Eclipse – obscuring the light from one celestial body by passing in front of it
Eminent – famous or respected within a specific sphere
Engross – absorb all the attention or interest
Exploit – make full use of
Facilitate – make an action easy or easier
Fastidious – very attentive to accurate details
Feign – pretend to be affected by
Fleeting – lasting for a very short time
Fuse – a safety device that melts or break on a circuit board if the electrical current exceeds its limits
Give – freely transfer possession
Generalize – make a broad statement by inferring from specific cases
Glaring – giving out or reflecting a strong light
Grandeur – splendor
Hardship – severe suffering
Hitherto – until now
Hypothetical – supposed but not necessarily real or true
Hypothesis – a proposed explanation based on limited evidence
Immense – extremely large
Impervious – not allowing fluid to pass through
Inevitable – certain to happen
Informal – having a relaxed style
Jumbled – mixed
Justify – show or prove to be right
Jurisdiction – official power to make legal decisions
Jury – a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case
Latent – existing but not yet developed
Latter – occurring nearer to the end of something
Lucrative – producing a great deal of profit
Lethargic – sluggish or apathetic
Malleable – able to be pressed or hammered out of shape without breaking
Mishap – an unlucky accident
Modify – make partial or minor changes
Meticulous – showing great attention to detail
Momentous – of great importance
Nuance – a subtle difference in
Nautical – of or concerning sailors or navigation
Nostalgia – a sentimental longing
Notion – a conception of or belief about something
Obsolete – no longer produced or used
Obstruct – to block
Omnipotent – having unlimited power
Omit – to leave out or exclude
Orient – countries of Asia
Paramount – of utmost importance
Perpetual – never ending or changing
Pensive – engaged in deep serious thought
Perplex – cause someone to feel completely baffled
Pragmatic – dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical considerations
Prolific – producing much fruit or work
Pungent – having a sharply strong taste or smell
Qualitative – relating to the standard of something
Quantitative – relating to the amount of something
Quasi – seemingly
Reflect – throw back light without absorbing it
Realistic – showing a practical idea of what can be expected
Reality – the state of things as they actually exist
Relevant – closely connected to what is being done
Scrutinize – inspect closely
Skeptical – not easily convinced
Solidarity – unity or agreement of feeling
Solution – means of solving a problem
Static – lacking movement
Strenuous – requiring or using great exertion
Sustainable – able to be maintained at a certain level
Tactile – of or connected with the sense of touch
Tedious – too long, slow, or dull
Trait – a distinguishing quality
Translucent – allowing light to pass through
Ubiquitous – universal, found everywhere
Uniform – not changing in form
Unprecedented – never done or known before
Unrealized – not achieved or created yet
Validate – check or prove accuracy
Variable – not consistent or having a fixed pattern
Vital – absolutely necessary
Void – not valid
Whole – entire, all of
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