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Behymer Jrs 31-70
ACT prep words 31-70
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Holocaust | destruction by fire |
| Impervious | impenetrable, not affected |
| Impetus | stimulus |
| Jeopardy | danger |
| Meticulous | particular about details |
| Nostalgia | longing for the past |
| Quintessence | most typical example |
| Retrogress | revert |
| Scrutinize | examine closely |
| Tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
| Adversary | enemy, opponent |
| Alienate | turn away, make hostile |
| Artifice | trickery |
| Coerce | to compel, force |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Culinary | related to cooking |
| Delete | erase |
| Demise | death |
| Exhilerate | enliven, give spirit |
| Fallow | plowed but nor seeded, inactive |
| Harass | trouble by repeated attacks |
| Inclement | stormy |
| Muse | ponder |
| Negligible | unimportant, trivial |
| Perpetuate | make permanent or long lasting |
| Precedent | an example to be imitated |
| Punitive | punishing |
| Redress | right a wrong |
| Sojourn | a brief stay |
| Urbane | refined in manner, suave |
| Affiliated | associated |
| Ascertain | find out |
| Attainment | accomplishment |
| Bequeath | give as an inheritance |
| Cogent | convincing, relevant |
| Converge | draw nearer together |
| Disperse | scatter |
| Esteem | high regard |
| Expunge | clear the record |
| Finite | limited |