ACT Vocab Flashcards
Abrasive
adjective
1. Capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
2. Showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh
Abasement
Noun
1. Humiliation or degradation.
Abrogate
Verb
1. Evade (a responsibility or duty)
Abstain
Restrain oneself from enjoying, or doing something.
Abstemious
Not self-indulgent, especially when eating or drinking.
Abdicate
Renounce one’s throne.
Abduction
The action of taking someone away against their will.
Abjure
Solemnly renounce ( belief or claim)
Abrade
Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
Abeyance
A state of temporary disuse or suspension
Abnormal
Not normal
Manufacture
Make something on a large scale using machinery.
Activate
Make something active or operative
Aerial
Existing, happening, or opertaing in the air.
Aeronaut
A traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or any other flying craft.
Aeronautics
The science or practice of travel through air.
Aerostat
An airship or hot balloon, especially one that is tethered.
Agrarian
Relating to cultivated land, or the cultivation of land.
Ambidextrous
The ability to use both the right and left hand equally well.
Ambiguous
Having a double meaning.
Amphibious
Suited for both land and water.
Perambulate
To walk around a place or area, usually for leisure.
Ambulate
Walk, move about.
Amicable
Having spirit of friendliness
