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ACT Vocabulary
MARINA DOPUDJ
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inundate | to overwhelm, to flood |
| garish | flashy, tastelessly loud, brightly colored |
| underscore | to emphasize |
| haughty | snobbish, overly proud |
| transient | existing for a short period of time |
| urbane | polite, suave, cultivated in manner |
| meticulous | extremely careful |
| disseminate | to spread out |
| censure | to criticize severely |
| surreptitious | done or made secret by stealthy means |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy |
| aspire | to have great ambition |
| concord | agreement |
| diligent | hard-working |
| reprehensible | deserving of criticism or disapproval |
| exalt | to elevate, glorify, praise |
| flamboyant | highly elaborate, showy |
| assess | to make a judgement about |
| sagacious | insightful, wise |
| paradox | a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true |