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Act/sat prep
vocabulary unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| apathetic | having or showing little or no feeling; spiritless |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity |
| arabesque | of relating to or being in the style of arabesque |
| arbitrary | depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by law |
| arbitrate | archaic |
| arboreal | of relating to or resembling a tree |
| arcane | known or knowable only to the initiate |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling; extreme vigor of energy |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve |
| assail | to attack violently with words or expressions |
| assay | examination and determination as to characteristics as weight measurement and quality |
| assimilate | to take in and utilize as nourishment; absorb into the system |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity |
| auspicious | showing or suspecting that future success is likely |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance and manner |
| avid | desirous to the point of greed; urgently |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| banal | lacking originality; freshness, or novelty |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
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