ACT/SAT Vocab List 3

Question 1

Acerbity

Answer 1

Sourness, with bitterness and astringency

Question 2

Brevity

Answer 2

Shortness of duration

Question 3

Contravene

Answer 3

To prevent or obstruct the operation of

Question 4

Derision

Answer 4

Ridicule

Question 5

Encumber

Answer 5

To impeded with obstacles

Question 6

Epic

Answer 6

A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievement of great personages, heroes, etc.

Question 7

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 7

A mental quality or habit particular to the individual

Question 8

Insinuate

Answer 8

To imply

Question 9

Lithograph

Answer 9

A print made by printing from stone

Question 10

Nautical

Answer 10

Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation

Question 11

Orthodox

Answer 11

Holding the commonly accepted faith

Question 12

Petulant

Answer 12

Displaying impatience

Question 13

Protege

Answer 13

One specially cared for and favored by another, a young person taught specific skills by an older, more experienced person

Question 14

Recede

Answer 14

To move back or away

Question 15

Remonstrate

Answer 15

To present a verbal or written protest against a wrongdoing, to admonish

Question 16

Resilience

Answer 16

The power of springing back to a former position or level

Question 17

Skirmish

Answer 17

A battle between two armies that happens on a smaller scale

Question 18

Supersede

Answer 18

To displace in favor of a person or higher authority

Question 19

Vacillate

Answer 19

To waver

Question 20

Vertigo

Answer 20

Dizziness