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ACT Vocab 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| Avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested |
| Gadfly | an irritating and persistent person |
| Humility | absence of vanity; humbleness |
| Dolorous | exhibiting sorrow in pain |
| Gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power |
| Arduous | difficult; requiring much effort |
| Affable | friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to |
| Grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech |
| Agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land |
| Grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain |
| Harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
| Formidable | arousing fear or awe |
| Sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in |
| Explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaning nothing to the imagination |