ACT VOCAB Flashcards
Abundant
Present in large quantities
Accurate
Correct; free from errors
Acquire
to come into possession of
Adamant
Refusing to change an opinion
Adequate
Enough to meet a specific task or purpose
Adjacent
close to, next to
Adverse
unfavorable, against ones desires
Affable
friendly, easy to talk to
Ambiguous
having several potential meetings, unclear and difficult to understand
Ambitious
Having a powerful desire for success or achievement
Annihilate
To destroy or kill
Antipathy
A strong feeling of dislike
Apparent
Readily seen or understood
Ascent
Upward movement; advancement
Attribute
To give credit
Arbitrary
Based on a whim or random decision
Arduous
Requiring a lot of effort
Benevolent
Kind, generous
Bias
A preconception that prevents objectivity
Bolster
To support, strengthen, or fortify
Burgeoning
Growing quickly; flourishing
Bypass
to pass, avoid
Candid
direct, blunt
Candor
The trait of being honest and frank
Capitalize
to use to your advantage
Catalyst
Something that causes a change or new even
Ceaseless
Unending, without pause
Censure
To express strong disapproval
Perplex
To confuse or complicate
Plausible
Believable, worthy of trust
Potent
Powerful
Clarify
to make clear or intelligible
Coincide
to happen at the same time
Diminish
to shrink or reduce
Discrepancy
An inconsistency or difference
Complement
To make perfect or complete
Conceal
To hide
Concur
to agree
Expose
To reveal or unmask
Extensive
Covering a large area; great in number
Fastidious
Hard to please; taking excessive care
Consecutively
One after another in uninterrupted succession
Retrospect Contemplation of the past
Contemplation of the past
Revive
To restore to live or consciousness; to activate
Revolutionize
To bring about significant change