Crucial ACT Reading Words

Question 1

Analyze

Answer 1

to examine in detail

Question 2

Compose

Answer 2

to write or create / to constitute, make up

Question 3

Correlate

Answer 3

to have a mutual relationship or connection

Question 4

Critical

Answer 4

1. expressing disapproval
2. analyzing something
3. something is disastrous

Question 5

Determine

Answer 5

1. to cause something to occur in a specific way
2. to ascertain/establish

Question 6

Differentiate

Answer 6

1. to recognize what makes ___ different
2. to identify differences between two or more things

Question 7

Engage

Answer 7

to attract / to participate / cause someone to become involved

Question 8

Emerge

Answer 8

to become apparent, important, or prominent

Question 9

Evolve

Answer 9

to develop gradually

Question 10

Infer

Answer 10

to deduce or conclude info from evidence & reasoning, not explicit statements

Question 11

Omit

Answer 11

to leave out or exclude either intentionally or forgetfully

Question 12

Precede

Answer 12

to come before something in time / come before in order

Question 13

Redundant

Answer 13

not/no longer needed or useful

Question 14

Reflect

Answer 14

1. to bounce off light/sound w/o absorption
2. show an image of
3. represent something in an appropriate way
4. to bring about a good/bad impression
5. to think deeply about

Question 15

Relevant

Answer 15

closely connected or appropriate to the matter