Common ACT words
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abhor | to regard with repugnance, to loathe
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adapt | to make suitable for some purpose or situation
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apathy | lack of emotion
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balk | to stop short as though encountering an obstacle and refuse to proceed; to put an obstacle in the way of
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calamity | a terrible disaster, or misery caused by a disaster or misfortune
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compress | to press together; to make shorter or smaller
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debunk | to expose something as false
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empathy | identification with the feelings or thoughts of anther
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evenhanded | fair,impartial
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flaunt | to display or show off
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glutton | one who tends to eat or drink greedily; one who has a great appetite for something
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heritage | something, such as property or a tradition inherited from one's ancestors
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impertinent | not keeping within the bounds of propriety or good taste, characterized by rudeness; not relevant
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incognito | with one's identity hidden
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loquacious | tending to or characterized by excessive talk
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mollify | to soften the temper of feeling
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placebo | an inert substance used in place of a medicine given to a patient without their knowledge sometimes in a study
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precarious | dependent on uncertain or chance circumstances
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rapt | deeply absorbed
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reticent | tending to be uncommunicative or silent
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sedentary | doing or requiring a lot of sitting, not physically active
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spontaneous | tending to act upon impulse, without planning or restraint
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sustain | to support, bear or keep up
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threshold | the sill that lies under a door; a gate or point of entry either literal or figurative
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voracious | having a large appetite, insatiable
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