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ACT Vocabulary8
Term | Definition |
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abjure | to formally reject often under oath |
adroit | skillful or resourceful |
bewilder | to confuse thoroughly |
complacent | satisfied with one's own condition |
dearth | a shortage or inadequate supplay |
elicit | to draw out or evoke |
exemplary | worthy of imitation, commendable |
feign | to fake or pretend |
grimace | frown or scowl |
hubris | arrogance, vanity |
impassive | without feeling or emotion |
insolent | speaking or behaving with contempt |
laconic | using few words, concise |
marsupial | mammal who carries young in a pouch |
noxious | deadly, toxic, harmful |
pithy | brief and meaningful, expressive |
pugnacious | tending to quarrel or fight |
recant | retract, withdraw a statement |
sequester | to seclude, or set apart |
spartan | rigorous, severely disciplined |
subterranean | underground, hidden |
tenacious | persevering |
upbraid | to criticize severely |
verdant | green, flourishing, lush |
wield | brandish, manage, use |