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ACT vocabulary10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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| recluse | hermit, one who has withdrawn form society |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 |