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Comp Vocab
Vocabulary that appears in ACT and SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | shorten |
| abstinence | the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol |
| adulation | servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise |
| adversity | a state of misfortune or affliction |
| aesthetic | characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| amicable | characterized by friendship and good will |
| anachronistic | chronologically misplaced |
| anecdote | short account of an incident |
| anonymous | having no known name or identity or known source |
| antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
| arid | lacking sufficient water or rainfall |
| assiduous | marked by care and persistent effort |
| asylum | a shelter from danger or hardship |
| benevolent | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding |
| camaraderie | the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| circuitous | deviating from a straight course |
| clairvoyant | someone who can perceive things not present to the senses |
| collaborate | work together on a common enterprise of project |
| compassion | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
| compromise | an accommodation in which both sides make concessions |
| condescending | characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance |
| conditional | imposing or depending on or containing an assumption |
| conformist | someone who follows established standards of conduct |
| congregation | the act of assembling |
| convergence | the act of coming closer |
| deleterious | harmful to living things |
| demagogue | a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions |
| digression | a turning aside |
| diligent | quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness |
| discredit | the state of being held in low esteem |
| disdain | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
| divergent | tending to move apart in different directions |
| empathy | understanding and entering into another's feelings |
| emulate | strive to equal or match, especially by imitating |
| enervating | causing weakness or debilitation |
| enhance | increase |
| ephemeral | anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| exasperation | actions that cause great irritation |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| extenuating | partially excusing or justifying |
| florid | elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| fortuitous | occurring by happy chance |
| frugal | avoiding waste |
| hackneyed | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
| haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority to |
| hedonist | someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures |
| hypothesis | a tentative insight into the natural world |
| impetuous | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought |
| impute | attribute or credit to |
| incompatible | not in harmonious or agreeable combination |
| inconsequential | lacking worth or importance |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or prevented |
| integrity | an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting |
| intrepid | invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
| intuitive | spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency |
| jubilation | a feeling of extreme joy |
| lobbyist | someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote |
| longevity | the property of being long-lived |
| mundane | found in the ordinary course of events |
| nonchalant | marked by a casual and cheerful indifference and unconcern |
| novice | someone new to a field or activity |
| opulent | rich and superior in quality |
| orator | a person who delivers a speech |
| ostentatious | intended to attract notice and impress others |
| parched | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight |
| perfidious | tending to betray |
| precocious | characterized by exceptionally early development |
| pretentious | creating an appearance of importance or distinction |
| procrastinate | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| prosaic | lacking wit or imagination |
| prosperity | the condition of having good fortune |
| provocative | serving or tending to excite or stimulate |
| prudent | marked by sound judgment |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| rancorous | showing deep-seated resentment |
| reclusive | withdrawn from society; seeking solitude |
| reconciliation | the reestablishing of cordial relations |
| renovation | the act of improving by renewing and restoring |
| resilient | recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like |
| restrained | under control |
| reverence | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
| sagacity | the ability to understand and discriminate between relations |
| scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy |
| spontaneity | the quality of coming from feelings without constraint |
| submissive | inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others |
| substantiate | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| subtle | difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze |
| superficial | of, affecting, or being on or near the surface |
| superfluous | more than is needed, desired, or required |
| suppress | to put down by force or authority |
| surreptitious | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| tactful | having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others |
| tenacious | stubbornly unyielding |
| spurious | plausible but false |
| transient | lasting a very short time |
| venerable | profoundly honored |
| vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| wary | marked by keen caution and watchful prudence |
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