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ACT Words 1-20
Term | Definition |
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Adhere | stick completely to a surface or substance (*or) believe in and follow practices of |
Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
Anticipate | regard as probable; expect or predict |
Arcane | mysterious or secret |
Assess | evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of |
Bear | endure an ordeal or difficulty |
Burgeon | begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish |
Compassion | concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others |
Complement | a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole |
Condescending | having or showing a feeling of superiority |
Contour | an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something |
Contradict | to be in conflict with |
Corollary | a direct or natural consequence or result |
Cumbersome | Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use Slow or complicated and therefore inefficient |
Demean | cause a severe loss in dignity of and respect for someone or something |
Determine | Cause to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in Ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation* |
Differentiate | Recognize or ascertain what makes different Identify differences between Make appear different or distinct Make or become different in the process of growth or development |
Digress | leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing |
Discrepancy | a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts |