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ACT vocabulary10
Term | Definition |
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alacrity | liveliness, willingness |
ascertain | confirm, determine |
benevolent | kind,characterized by goodwill |
capitulate | to surrender, to give in |
covert | secret, hidden |
deter | discourage, |
diverge | go in different directions, separate |
ellipse | oval |
exacerbate | to make worse, intensify |
filibuster | a delay, especially to prevent the passage of a law |
guru | expert, one who gives counsel or advice |
homogeneous | being the same |
implicit | understood, implied |
inevitable | unavoidable |
lexicon | dictionary, vocabulary |
metamorphosis | a mutation, transformation |
nostalgia | longing for the past, homesickness |
pedestrian | common, dull |
prolific | abundant, fruitful |
quandary | state of confusion |
recluse | hermit, one who has withdrawn form society |
resiliant | fleixble |
sedative | calming |
tirade | long angry speech |
trifling | insignificant |