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ACT Words Flashcards

1
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Assuage

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(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet, calm

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Decadence

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(n) An excessive self-indulgence that leads to decay or decline (adj) = decadent

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Elicit

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(v) to draw forth; bring out from some source

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Expostulate

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(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or

decision by earnest reasoning

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Hiatus

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(n.) a gap, opening, break (metaphorical)

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Innuendo

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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

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Intercede

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(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else

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Lurid

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(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion

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Petulant

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(adj.) peevish

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Provincial

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(adj)narrow in mind or outlook

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Transcend

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(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

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Unctuous

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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug

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Aplomb

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(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence

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Bombastic

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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language

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Callow

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(adj.) without experience; immature

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Exhort

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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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Ingratiate

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(v.) to make oneself agreeable

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Intrinsic

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(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very

nature, inherent

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Permeate

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(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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Precipitate

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(v) to cause or bring about

suddenly

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Stringent

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(adj.) strict, severe

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22
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Surmise

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(v) to assume

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23
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Ascribe

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(v.) to assign, to refer to, to attribute

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Circuitous

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(adj.) roundabout

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Commiserate

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(v.) to sympathize with

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Enjoin

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(v.) to direct or order

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Expiate

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(v.) to make amends

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Inadvertent

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(adj) unintentional; accidental

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Nominal

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(adj.) existing in name only

30
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Proclivity

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(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency, a penchant

31
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Seditious

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(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

32
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Tenuous

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(adj.) thin, slender, not dense

33
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Vitriolic

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(adj.) bitter, sarcastic

34
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Wheedle

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(v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

35
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Affable

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(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable

36
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Fetter

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(n.) a chain or shackle (v.) to chain or shackle

37
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Megalomania

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(n.) A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

38
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Surreptitious

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(adj) Super sneaky

39
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Transgress

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(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

40
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Vicarious

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(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

41
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Austere

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(adj.) severe or stern in manner; simple, plain

42
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Concoct

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(v.) To prepare by combining ingredients

43
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Crass

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(adj) Coarse, crude, tasteless

44
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Debase

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(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value

45
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Desecrate

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(v.) to commit sacrilege upon

46
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Disconcert

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(v.) to confuse

47
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Inconsequential

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(adj.) trifling, unimportant

48
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Mitigate

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(v.) to make milder or softer

49
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Punctilious

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(adj.) Very careful and exact

50
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Reprove

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(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke

51
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Vulnerable

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(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

52
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Restitution

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(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the

rightful owner or to former state position; making good on loss or damage

53
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Acrimonious

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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

54
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Consternation

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(n.) Dismay, confusion

55
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Corpulent

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(adj.) fat

56
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Disavow

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(v.) To deny responsibility for or connection with

57
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Dissension

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(n.) Disagreement

58
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Dissipate

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(v.) To cause to disappear, to scatter, dispel

59
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Gauntlet

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(n) A challenge

60
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Impugn

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(v.) To call into question; to attack as false

61
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Intemperate

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(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control

62
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Relegate

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(v.) To place in lower position

63
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Squeamish

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(adj.) Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset

64
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Susceptible

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(adj.) Open to; easily influenced

65
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Adjunct

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(n.) Something added to something else as helpful or

useful, but not essential

66
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Bellwether

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(n.) The male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in desperate or violent undertaking

67
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Caterwaul

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(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel (n.) a harsh or noisy cry

68
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Chimerical

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(adj.) absurd, wildly fantastic, impossible

69
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Effete

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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or

exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date

70
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Fait Accompli

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(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact or action

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