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act vocabulary 2008
act vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an omen, a sign of future events | harbinger |
| a mystery or puzzle | enigma |
| a tendancy or strong desire | penchant |
| hectic disorganized | frenetic |
| sparing in eating and drinking | abstemious |
| wind or turn in its course | meander |
| trickey or deception | guile |
| weaken, enfeeble | debilitate |
| obstruct, make more diffifcult | hamper |
| help bring about, make less difficult | facilitate |
| grieve, express sorrow | lament |
| abundantly fruitful | prolific |
| sullen ill humored | morose |
| to scorn contempt | disdain |
| not talkative naturally silent | taciturn |
| to defame or slander someone | vilify |
| yes man | sycophant |
| strictness | rigor |
| threating | ominous |
| sustainable | viable |
| wicked | nefarious |
| dull routine | mundane |
| pacify | placate |
| discontented person | malcontent |
| flood, to submerge | deluge |
| to depart secretly | abscond |
| wandering away from subject | digression |
| quack, pretender | charlatan |
| harsh, grating to the ears | cacophonous |
| a noisy chaotic situation | brouhaha |
| an arrangemnt of balanced proportions | symmetry |
| fussy difficult to please, choosy | fastidious |
| happening by luck or chance, fortunate | fortuitous |
| continuous, never ceasing | incessant |
| foul smelling | malodorous |
| to hinder, burden, restrict motion | encumber |
| purification, cleansing | catharsis |
| totally lacking | devoid |
| minor weakness or character flaw | foible |
| to harass, plague | beleaguer |
| uncompromising unyielding | adamant |
| to gather to store | garner |
| quick to act w/o thinking | impetuous |
| lacking energy, slow | languid |
| inactive or slow moving | sluggish |
| a person who excels at telling stories | raconteur |
| a disastrous or uncontrolled fire | conflagration |
| extreme happiness | euphoria |
| common ordinary uninteresting | prosaic |
| a brief rest | respite |
| to satisfy a desire often for nourishment | satiate |
| support reinforce | bolster |
| about to take place | imminent |
| capable of being felt, touchable | tangible |
| short lived fleeting | ephemeral |
| unemotional | stoic |
| harmful poisonous | baneful |
| sociable; outgoing | gregarious |
| warlike aggresive | bellicose |
| complicated, involved, twisted | convoluted |
| idle, lazy, apathetic | lackadaisical |
| to sharpen | hone |
| complaining, fretful | querulous |
| inborn, natural | innate |
| determined, persistence | tenacity |
| extreme fanatic | zealot |
| to strive to equal or excel | emulate |
| of little importance or significance | inconsequential |
| nearness | proximity |
| wealth | opulence |
| excessively proud, superior | supercilious |
| coax | cajole |
| attacking cherished traditions | iconoclastic |
| composed of elements drawn from diverse sources | eclectic |
| talkative wordy | garrulous |
| said or done in jest | jocular |
| charm mislead or delude | beguile |
| assent agree without protesting | acquiesce |
Created by:
lleyser
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