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All Soph. ACT words
1-50
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| temper (v) | to moderate, to soften |
| sage (n) | wise person |
| sagacious (adj) | wise |
| lethargic (adj) | tired, languid, weak |
| jeopardy (n) | danger |
| mitigate (v) | to make milder, to make less severe |
| orthodox (adj) | standard, commonly accepted, conventional |
| insipid (adj) | bland, boring, tasteless |
| taciturn (adj) | quiet, saying little |
| dogmatic (adj) | stubbornly opinionated |
| extraneous (adj) | irrelevant, extra, unnecessary |
| meander (v) | to wander randomly |
| fickle (adj) | unpredictable, capricious, whimsical, changeable |
| scrutinize (v) | to examine closely |
| ameliorate (v) | to make better, to improve |
| innocuous (adj) | harmless |
| blasphemy (n) | heretical departure from accepted practice or belief |
| esoteric (adj) | understood only by a select few |
| pretentious (adj) | pompous, self-important, intending to seem impressive |
| blithe (adj) | free-spirited, carefree |
| avarice (n) | greed |
| hedonistic (adj) | pleasure-seeking, indulgent, devoted to pleasure |
| slander (v) | to defame, to speak maliciously of someone |
| hackneyed (adj) | overused, trite, banal, repeated too often |
| amass (v) | to accumulate, to pile up |
| fortuitous (adj) | accidental, happening by chance or luck (usually good) |
| assuage (v) | to soothe |
| verbose (adj) | wordy, overly talkative |
| supercilious (adj) | haughty, arrogant, feeling and action as if better than others |
| objective (adj) | without bias |
| revere (v) | to worship, adore, or honor |
| banal (adj) | dull, ordinary, common |
| sycophant (n) | a brown noser, someone who flatters others to help himself |
| censor (v) | to delete objectionable matter |
| complacent (adj) | self-satisfied, overly confident, lacking desire to improve |
| virtue (n) | moral excellence |
| solitude (n) | the state of being alone |
| tentative (adj) | temporary, not final |
| expedite (v) | to make faster and easier |
| irrational (adj) | unreasonable, unpredictable |
| intangible (adj) | not capable of being touched or felt, abstract |
| compatible (adj) | able to co-exist, harmonious |
| exhaustive (adj) | thorough, complete |
| authoritarian (adj) | like a dictator |
| redundant (adj) | superfluous, unnecessary, repetitive |
| fervor (n) | passion, zeal, great enthusiasm |
| incessant (adj) | never-ending, unceasing |
| ephemeral (adj) | short-lived, fleeting, transitory |
| brevity (n) | briefness, shortness |
| acclaim (n) | praise, applause, admiration |
| indolence (n) | laziness |
Created by:
Jcandy
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