ACT Flashcards
producing a great deal of profit
lucrative
producing a great deal of profit
a belief or idea about something
notion
a belief or idea about something
to stray from the main subject
digress
to stray from the main subject
a safety device that melts or breaks on a circuit board
if the electrical current exceeds the limit
fuse
a safety device that melts or breaks on a circuit board
if the electrical current exceeds the limit
unable to be affected by
impervious
unable to be affected by
sluggish; lacking energy or motivation
lethargic
sluggish; lacking energy or motivation
no longer useful
obsolete
no longer useful
producing much work, fruit, or results
prolific
producing much work, fruit, or results
not easily convinced; having doubts
skeptical
not easily convinced; having doubts
belonging to a different period of time
anachronistic
belonging to a different period of time
a lack of similarity between facts
discrepancy
a lack of similarity between facts
To block
obstruct
to block
Sharp, bad smell
pungent
a sharp, bad smell
not changing; similar in form
uniform
not changing; similar in form
excessive flattery, admiration, or praise
adulation
excessive flattery, admiration, or praise
something that completes or makes perfect
complement
something that completes or makes perfect
spread over a wide area
diffuse
spread over a wide area
lasting for a very short time
fleeting
lasting for a very short time
Very large
Immense
in a realistic, practical manner
pragmatic
in a realistic, practical manner
to inspect or study closely
scrutinize
to inspect or study closely
allowing light, but not distinct shapes, to pass through
translucent
allowing light, but not distinct shapes, to pass through
following in order
consecutive
following in order
not friendly or forthcoming
aloof
not friendly or forthcoming
universal; found everywhere
ubiquitous
universal; found everywhere
decrease in size, number, or range
contract
decrease in size, number, or range
be or become wide open
gape
be or become wide open
certain to happen
inevitable
certain to happen
able to be pressed out of shape without breaking
malleable
able to be pressed out of shape without breaking
unity of feeling
solidarity
unity of feeling
