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ACT List 1

TermDefinition
Abate lessen in intensity
Abscond leave hurriedly and secretly
Abundant present in large quantities
Abysmal extremely bad
Adamant refusing to be persuaded or change ones mind
Adulation high praise, flattery
Aesthetic relating to beauty or appearance
Affable friendly, pleasant, good
Alacrity brisk and cheerful readiness
Aloof not friendly or open; distant
Ambiguous unclear; open to several potential interpretations or meanings
Amicable friendly agreeable
Anachronism something belonging to another time
Anecdote short or account of description of an event
Annihilate kill or destroy
Antagonist opponent particularly the opponent of a story's protagonist
Antipathy dislike or aversion
Arduous involving or requiring strenuous effort
Arid dry
Assiduous showing great care and perseverance
Asylum protection, a sanctuary, a safe place
Arbitrary random, based on whim
Arduous involving or requiring strenuous effort
Belligerent hostile and aggressive
Benevolent kind
Bolster support or strengthen
Bombastic inflated, but with little meaning
Bovine cow like
Burgeoning growing rapidly
Cacophony harsh discordant mixture of sounds
Candor the quality of being open and honest
Catalyst a person or thing that precipitates and event
Censorious disapproving of others
Circuitous indirect
Climax most exciting point of a narrative
Cognizant being aware of
Complement add to something
Concomitant naturally accompanying or associated with
Condescending showing patronizing superiority
Confluence act or process of merging
Created by: Jodom
 

 



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