American College Testing, ACT Prep vocabulary prep exam
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disdain
(v) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n) a feeling of contempt
divergent
(adj) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
empathy
(n) identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
emulate
(v) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
enervating
(adj) weakening, tiring
enhance
(v) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
,ephemeral
(adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived, transient
evanescent
(adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
exasperation
(n) irritation, frustration
exemplary
(adj) serving as a model; when someone is a good example
extenuating
(adj) something that lessens the seriousness of problem or crime
florid
(adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
fortuitous
(adj) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
frugal
(adj.) avoiding waste and luxury; thrifty; economical
,hackneyed
(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality; cliched
haughty
(adj) arrogant, excessively proud and vain; condescending
hedonist
(n) a person who believes that pleasure is the most important goal of life
hypothesis
(n) a testable prediction
impetuous
(adj) someone who acts without thinking; hasty
relevant
closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand
omit
leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
redundant
no longer needed or useful; superfluous
, precede
1. come before (something) in time; 2. come before in order or position
proportional
corresponding in size or amount to something else
sustainable
1. able to be maintained at a certain rate; 2. conserving an ecological balance by avoiding using all of the natural
resources
adhere
1. to stick completely to a surface or substance
2. to believe in and follow the practices of
aloof
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
ambiguous
open to more than one meaning; having a double meaning
analyze
to examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation
anecdote
a short and amusing story about a real incident or person
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disdain
(v) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n) a feeling of contempt
divergent
(adj) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
empathy
(n) identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
emulate
(v) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
enervating
(adj) weakening, tiring
enhance
(v) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
,ephemeral
(adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived, transient
evanescent
(adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
exasperation
(n) irritation, frustration
exemplary
(adj) serving as a model; when someone is a good example
extenuating
(adj) something that lessens the seriousness of problem or crime
florid
(adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
fortuitous
(adj) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
frugal
(adj.) avoiding waste and luxury; thrifty; economical
,hackneyed
(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality; cliched
haughty
(adj) arrogant, excessively proud and vain; condescending
hedonist
(n) a person who believes that pleasure is the most important goal of life
hypothesis
(n) a testable prediction
impetuous
(adj) someone who acts without thinking; hasty
relevant
closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand
omit
leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
redundant
no longer needed or useful; superfluous
, precede
1. come before (something) in time; 2. come before in order or position
proportional
corresponding in size or amount to something else
sustainable
1. able to be maintained at a certain rate; 2. conserving an ecological balance by avoiding using all of the natural
resources
adhere
1. to stick completely to a surface or substance
2. to believe in and follow the practices of
aloof
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
ambiguous
open to more than one meaning; having a double meaning
analyze
to examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation
anecdote
a short and amusing story about a real incident or person
