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ACT Vocabulary1
Common ACT words
Term | Definition |
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abhor | to regard with repugnance, to loathe |
adapt | to make suitable for some purpose or situation |
apathy | lack of emotion |
balk | to stop short as though encountering an obstacle and refuse to proceed; to put an obstacle in the way of |
calamity | a terrible disaster, or misery caused by a disaster or misfortune |
compress | to press together; to make shorter or smaller |
debunk | to expose something as false |
empathy | identification with the feelings or thoughts of anther |
evenhanded | fair,impartial |
flaunt | to display or show off |
glutton | one who tends to eat or drink greedily; one who has a great appetite for something |
heritage | something, such as property or a tradition inherited from one's ancestors |
impertinent | not keeping within the bounds of propriety or good taste, characterized by rudeness; not relevant |
incognito | with one's identity hidden |
loquacious | tending to or characterized by excessive talk |
mollify | to soften the temper of feeling |
placebo | an inert substance used in place of a medicine given to a patient without their knowledge sometimes in a study |
precarious | dependent on uncertain or chance circumstances |
rapt | deeply absorbed |
reticent | tending to be uncommunicative or silent |
sedentary | doing or requiring a lot of sitting, not physically active |
spontaneous | tending to act upon impulse, without planning or restraint |
sustain | to support, bear or keep up |
threshold | the sill that lies under a door; a gate or point of entry either literal or figurative |
voracious | having a large appetite, insatiable |