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ACT test Flashcards

1
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Insatiable greed for riches

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Avarice

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2
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Not quick or alert in perception

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Obtuse

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3
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To distribute, spread around, often referring to the spread of ideas

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Disseminate

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4
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Always considering advantages, often devious

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Calculating

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5
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To satisfy fully

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Satiate

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6
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An introductory portion

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Preamble

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7
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Support, strengthen

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Bolster

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8
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Extreme nationalism often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy

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Jingoism

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9
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Relating to the internal organs; bringing about a gut reaction

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Visceral

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10
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A procession of persons on horseback

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Cavalcade

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11
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A servant employed to work the land

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Serf

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12
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Bias, bent, tendency

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Propensity

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13
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Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm

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Perfunctory

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14
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Eager or inordinate desire

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Cupidity

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15
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To participate; to share

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Partake

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16
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To cause someone to do something by threat or force

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Coerce

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17
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A place for keeping birds

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Aviary

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18
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Authoritative proclamation or command

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Decree

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19
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Reluctant or restrained

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Reticent

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20
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Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place

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Endemic

21
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To incite; to irritate

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Provoke

22
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Cause disbelief or disgrace

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Discredit

23
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Costly, lavish, luxurious

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Sumptuous

24
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Sound judgement

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Sagacity

25
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Devoid of freshness or originality

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Banal

26
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Flat, dull, unanimated, dimwitted

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Vapid

27
Q

To suppress; put an end to

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Quell

28
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To faint, lose consciousness

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Swoon

29
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Visible to the naked eye

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Macroscopic

30
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A word or phrase appropriate for conversation

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Colloquialism

31
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To add strength to

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Fortify

32
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Harmless

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Benign

33
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Friendly, courteous, gracious

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Affable

34
Q

Praise, admiration, fame

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Acclaim

35
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Surprise; to fill with wonder or bewilderment

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Astound

36
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The condition of being unknown

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Obscurity

37
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To withdraw or disavow

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Recant

38
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Marked by procrastination or delay

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Dilatory

39
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Having similar interests and feelings

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Compatriot

40
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Average, mediocre

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Middling

41
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Rumor

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Hearsay

42
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An overwhelming force

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Juggernaut

43
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Not showing emotion; disinterested, unmoved

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Impassive

44
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Equal in proportions

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Congruent

45
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Cunning or crafty

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Vulpine

46
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Hostile, aggressive, belligerent

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Bellicose

47
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Incapable of being computed

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Inestimable

48
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Praise

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