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ACT Vocabulary5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |