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Vocabulary
ACT L2, English 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conformist | one who to sticks to established behavior |
| Copious | abundant |
| Crude | unrefined |
| Cumbersome | unwieldy; heavy; difficult to move or carry |
| Deleterious | causing harm or damage |
| Demagogue | political leader who appeals to popularity rather than reason |
| Demur | raise doubts or show objections |
| Denigrate | criticize unfairly |
| Ebullience | the quality of being cheerful and energetic |
| Egregious | outstandingly bad |
| Emollient | softening, soothing or calming |
| Empathy | the ability to understand the feelings of another |
| Facilitate | make easier |
| Fallacois | based on a mistaken belief |
| Fastidious | attentive to detail |
| Fatuous | silly and pointless |
| Genre | a category, especially of artistic or literary composition |
| Glaring | obvious |
| Grandeur | splendor and impressiveness |
| Hackneyed | unoriginal |
| Haughty | arrogant and disdainful |
| Hypothetical | supposed but not necessarily real or true |
| Iconoclast | a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions |
| Impervious | unable to be affected by |
| Impetuous | acting or done quickly, without thought |