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ACT VOCABULARY #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| arbitrary | chosen, decided, etc. seemingly at random or on a whim rather than in a reasoned or methodical way |
| candor | the quality of being open, honest, and sincere |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| also | affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes |
| digress | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| also | affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes |
| fastidious | extremely or excessively careful or detailed |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety |
| intricate | having many complexly interrelating parts or elements |
| languid | sluggish in character or disposition : listless : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| paradox | a person or thing having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| prolific | marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity |
| riddled | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum, enigma |
| solidarity | unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards |
| subversive | tending to subvert : having a tendency to overthrow, upset, or destroy |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| viability | he quality or state of being viable: such as the ability to live, grow, and develop |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |