ACT/SAT WORD OF THE DAY, All vocabularies with meaning, 2022

ACT/SAT WORD OF THE DAY, All vocabularies with meaning, 2022 Document Content and Description Below ACT/SAT WORD OF THE DAY, All vocabularies with meaning, 2022 COPIOUS - abundant; plentiful TENACIOUS - tough; stubborn SURREPTITIOUS - acting in secret; sly manner VORA CIOUS - eager to consume great amounts of food OFFICIOUS - interfering; offering unwanted advice SPURIOUS - not genuine; false ONEROUS - troublesome or burdensome GREGARIOUS - sociable PIOUS - devout or virtuous; holy SCRUPULOUS - careful of small details, honest ATTRITION - a gradual reduction or weakening EDIFICATION - enlighten; instruct ABLUTION - a cleansing with water ELOCUTION - the art of public speaking WRITHE - to twist or bending in pain PEDESTRIAN - ordinary; moving on feet CARRION - dead and rotting flesh PINION - to bind the wings; to confine AMBIVALENCE - indecision KISMET - fate DEPLOY - to arrange strategically CAVALIER - carefree and nonchalant EGG - to encourage or incite to action METE - to distribute by measure; to allot NULLIFY - to make useless; cancel EMBROIL - to involve in argument or hostile action WAFFLE - to speak or write evasively ASCRIBE - to attribute to a specific cause ENHANCE - to improve; to intensify IMPAIR - to diminish, as in strength TERSE - to the point; concise COERCE - to force someone by threatening DIVERSE - different; varied ABATE - to reduce ABIDE - to remain; continue; stay; endure GAMBIT - to take a risk for some advantage JAUNT - a short pleasure trip FRANK - marked by free and sincere expression LITHE - bending easily and gracefully AESTHETIC - having to do with artistic beauty GULLIBLE - easily cheated or fooled MAWKISH - excessively sentimental RAFFISH - cheaply vulgar in appearance; disreputable CONTINUUM - a continuous whole TRAVAIL - strenuous labor or effort INTREPID - fearless; bold LANGUID - lacking energy; weak EXODUS - a mass departure INFLUX - a mass arrival or incoming ABASH - to make ashamed or uneasy INCESSANT - nonstop LATENT - laying hidden; potential ELOQUENT - extremely expressive in speech DIFFIDENT - lacking self-confidence; timid MALCONTENT - dissatisfied; unhappy person EMINENT - standing out, renowned WINCE - to flinch; to shrink back PRUDENT - cautious; good judgment AUGMENT - to make or become greater EBULLIENCE - enthusiastic RHETORIC - over elaborate language or speech DOGMATIC - an arrogant assertion of opinions PHILIPPIC - insulting language; a tirade PANDEMIC - widespread; general IDYLLIC - something naturally peaceful CRYPTIC - having a hidden meaning CHOLERIC - hot-tempered; quick to anger PECCADILLO - a minor offense EMPHATIC - forcibly expressive LOGISTICS - managing the details of an operation CIRCUMSPECT - cautious ABSTRACT - difficult to understand DEFUNCT - dead or inactive SUCCINCT - brief and to the point PALPABLE - capable of being touched or felt ACCOUNTABLE - responsible OSTENSIBLE - offered as genuine or real PLIABLE - receptive to change; easily bent ADROIT - skillful; deft BAUBLE - a small, inexpensive trinket SKULLDUGGERY - trickery ANCILLARY - providing assistance SEDENTARY - characterized by sitting; little exercise CURSORY - rapid and superficial PREDATORY - victimizing or destroying others SYMMETRY - exact form of sides of a line TAWDRY - gaudy and cheap in appearance AMBULATORY - capable of walking IDOLATRY - excessive devotion to something PECUNIARY - consisting of or relating to money PANORAMA - unbroken view of a wide area SAGA - long story PLETHORA - superabundance GRADIENT - a rate of inclination; a slope ADHERENT - a follower of a leader; supporter VENT - outlet; to release PRESENTIMENT - premonition; a sense that something is going to occur ARMAMENT - military supplies and weapons CORPULENT - fat; obese CIRC