ACT Vocabulary6 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
antidote | the remedy for a poison or a disease, cure |
bestow | to give as a gift |
feckless | weak, ineffective, irresponsible |
transcend | to rise above, overcome |
wry | cleverly and ironicaly humorous |
arduous | extremely difficult requiring much energy or effort |
avenge | the take vengeance on or on the behalf of another |
banal | unoriginal, bland |
bombastic | obnoxiously pretentious in speech or in writing |
cajole | to persuadethrough flattery, promises or gentle urging |
elegy | a poem or song expressing sorrow at the loss of one who has died |
fractious | tending to be quarrelsome or troublesome, unruly |
ineffable | indescribable, unutterable |
lurid | gruesome, shocking |
omnipotant | having unlimited power |
pungent | sharp, biting, caustic |
strident | characterized by harsh and insistent sound |
commemorate | to serve as a memorial of |
eradicate | to do away with completely |
hyperbole | exaggeration, embelishment |
interpolate | to add words into a conversation |
jovial | merry, good natured |
melancholy | state of depression, sorrowful |
pallid | lacking color or energy |
portly | heavy, stout |
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