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ACT Vocabulary5
Term | Definition |
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amicable | characterized by friendliness or goodwill |
analogy | a comparison between two things based on a similarity between them |
ardent | full of passion or devotion |
berate | to scold or condemn with energy and at length |
cessation | a temporary or complete stopping |
conflageration | a destructive fire; conflict or war |
deign | to consent with reluctance, patronize |
ennui | a feeling of weariness |
fallacy | a mistaken idea or belief |
grotto | a cave |
honing | to improve, to sharpen |
interred | placed a dead body in a grave or tomb |
mammoth | great in size |
oust | to remove from a postion or place legally or by force |
prosperity | a condition of success, especially economic well-being |
replicate | to repeat or copy |
serendipity | the phenomenon of coming upon good or valuable things by accident, luck |
succinct | precise, using few words |
tangible | capable of being touched, real |
diligent | characterized by steady effort |
illusory | creating an illusion, unreal |
nadir | the lowest point |
proficiant | having advanced skills, experienced |
query | question |
servile | submissive, like a slave |