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AP ACT Vocab Set 1
Term | Definition |
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Abate | v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount |
Abstract | adj. existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality |
Abysmal | adj. extremely bad |
Accordingly | adv. in accordance with |
Acquisition | n. the act of gaining a skill or possession of something |
Adapt | v. to make suit a new purpose v. to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation |
Adept | adj. having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area) |
Adequate | adj. having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose |
Advent | n. the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic) |
Advocate | n. someone who promotes or defends something v. to defend or promote something (usu. a belief, theory, opinion, etc.) |
Adversarial | adj. relating to hostile opposition |
Aesthetic | adj. relating to beauty or refined taste |
Afford | v. to be able to buy v. to be able to spare |
Agitate | v. to promote something (usu. a cause |
Allow | v. to permit or consent to |
Altercation | n. a noisy argument or confrontational |
Allude | v. to make a secretive mention or something |
Ambiguous | adj. unclear or vague in meaning |
Ambitious | adj. having a power desire for success or achievement |
Ambivalence | n. the state of being uncertain or stick between two or more options |
1st Person Point of View | Told from the narrator's perspective using I-me-mine in his/her speech |
2nd Person POV | The narrator tells the story to another character using you, your, you're |
3rd Person POV | Characters are referred to as "the" and "she." The narrator is not a character in the story |
3rd Person Omniscient POV | Characters are referred to as "he" and "she." However, the narrator knows everything; all thoughts, feelings, and actions of the characters in the story |
Allegory | A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events |