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Common ACT words

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Definition
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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