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A list of the most common ACT words on the vocabulary section of the ACT exam.
Define ACT words assigned for that particular day by handwriting definition (copy the one listed) and then creating your own sentence using the word in context. You may be called on next class to share your sentence with the class. (10pts)
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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