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ACT/SAT Vocab
Lesson 4
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Having a double meaning, obscure | ambiguous |
| Strong feelings of embarrassment; an uncomfortable feeling/emotion | chagrin |
| To come together at a common point | converge |
| Discouraged, sad, and without hope | despondent |
| Hard to please; especially concerned with cleanliness | fastidious |
| Inappropriate unconcern in a serious situation | flippant |
| To come into a country or region from a former habitat | immigrate |
| An uprising; usually political | insurgence |
| A public statement of one’s intentions or views | manifesto |
| A message in writing | missive |
| To do away with; prevent from happening | obviate |
| Unstable, dangerous or difficult and likely to get worse | precarious |
| A Christian separate from the Catholic Church | Protestant |
| A question, or the search for a piece of information | query |
| To give up using or having | relinquish |
| To keep away from others | seclude |
| (a person) unsure or hesitant; (a thing) not final, subject to change | tentative |
| Come up with an explanation for how something happens, based on ideas that can be tested | theorize |
| shaky and quivering, usually from fear or lack of strength | tremulous |
| Actions done in the place of or for another; experience secondhand | vicarious |