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Definition: PrepScholar's Top 150 ACT Vocabulary words

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Deficit ( Noun)The amount by which something is too small
Demean ( verb)Cause a severe loss in the dignity of ahnd respect for someone or somehthing
Depict ( verb)Show or represent
Detemine ( verb)Cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in. Ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation
Devoid ( adjective)Entirely lacking or free from
Differentiate ( verb)Recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) diffrent. (differentiate between) identify difference between ( two or more things or people) make (someone or something) appear diffrent or distinct. Make or become diffrent in the process of growth or development
Diffuse ( adjective)Spread out over a large area; not concentrated
Digress (verb)Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
Diminish (verb)Make or become less
Discrepancy (noun)A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
(Dis)inclined (adjective)Willing or positive about an action, belief, or attitude (disinclined:unwillihng or negative about something
Dismay ( verb )Conhsternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected
Disposition ( noun )A person's inherent qualities of mind and character. An inclination or tendency
Dynamic ( adjective )Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress
Eclipse ( Noun )A loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another person or thing
Emerge ( verb )Become apparent, important, or prominent
Eminent ( adjective)Famous and respected withihn a particular sphere or profession
Engage ( Verb)Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention) (engage someone in) cause someone to become involved in ( a conversation or discussion) (engage in) participate or become involved in.
Engross (verb)absorb all the attention or interest of
Ethereal (adjective)Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
Evolve ( verb )Develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more somplex form
Exploit (Verb)Make full use of and derive benefit from. Use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way
Facilitate ( Verb )Make an action or process easy or easier
Feign (verb)Protend to be affected by a feeling, state or injury
Fleeting ( adjective)Lasting for a very short time.
Glaring ( adjective)Extremely obvious or conspicuous
Hardship (noun)Severe suffering or deprivation
Hurtle ( Verb )Move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in an uncontrolled in a liquid.
Immerse ( verb )Involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest (or) dip or submerge in a liquid
Imminent (adjective)About to happen
(im)mobile (adjective)able to move or be moved freely or easily (immobile: not able to be moved)
Impervious (adjective)Unable to be affected by
Incendiary ( adjective)Tending to stir up conflict. Designed to cause fires
Incompetent ( adjective)Not having or showing the necessary skills to do somehting successfully
(in)conceivable (adjective)capable of being imagined or grasped mentally (inconseivable: not capable of being imagined)
(in)dissoluble (adjective)Able to be dissolved, loosened, or disconneted (indissoluble: solid,not able to be broken apart)
Inevitable (adjective)Certain to happen; unaoidable
Infer (verb)Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from clear statements (inference)
Integrate (verb)Combine one thing with another so that they become a whole
Intuition (noun)The ability to understand something immediately, a "gut feeling"
Justify (verb)Show or prove to be right or reasonable. Be a good reason for.
Lack (Verb)Be without or deficient in
Latent (adjective)existing but not yet developed or obvious; hidden; concealed
Lethargic (adjective)Sluggish and apathetic
Mere (adjective)Used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is
Minute ( adjective)Extremely small (pronouned MY-noot)
Mishap (noun)An unlucky accident
Nostalgia (noun)A sentimental longing or affection for the past
Notion (noun)A conception of or belief about somthing
Obsolete (adjective)No longer produced or use; out of date
Obstruct (verb)To be or get in the way of; prevent; hinder
Omit (verb)Leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
Orient (verb)Align or position something relative to a known poin or landmark
Paradox (noun)An idea that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion thqat seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
Pensive (adjective)Engaged in, involiving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
Perill (noun)Serious and immediate danger
Perpetual (adjective)Occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted
Ponder (verb)Think about something carefully
Potent (adjective)Having great power, influence, or effact
Precede (verb)Come before ( something) in time. Come before in order or position (proceding)
Predate (verb)Exist or occur at a date earlier than something
Principle (noun)A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior
Proficient (adjective)Competent or skilled in doing or using something
Profound (adjective)Very great or intense. Having or showing great knowledge or insight
Pungent (adjective)Having an intensely strong taste or smell
Redundant ( adjective)Nor or no longer needed or useful
Reflect (verb)(of a surface or body) Throw back (heat,light,or sound) without absorbing it (of a mirror or shiny surface) show an image of. Embody or represent (somthing) in a faithful or appropriate way
Relevant (adjective)Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand (antonym: irrelevant)
Resent (verb)Feel bitterness or slight anger at a circumstance,action, or person
Revive (Verb)To reagin life, consciousness, or strength. Restore interest in or the popularity of
Rudimentary (adjective)Involving or limited to basic principles. Of or relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form
Sensory (adjective)Of or relating to sensation or the physical sense; transmitted or perceived by the senses
Skeptical (adjcetive)Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
Solemn ( adjective)Formal and dignifield; serious
Static (adjective)Lacking in movement, action, or change
Superiative ( adjective)Of the highest quality or degree
Sustainable (adjective)Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Conserving an ecolgical balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
Trait (noun)A distinguishing quality or characteristic
Trivial ( adjective)Of little value or importance
(un)realized (adjective)Give actual or physical form to (unrealized: not given form to, such as 'unrealized plans' to have a pinic on a rainy (day)
Void ( noun)A completely empty space
Wholly (adverb)Entirely;fully
Adhere (verb)Stick completely to a surface or substance {or} believe in and follow the practices of
Aloof (adjective)Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
Ambiguous ( adjective)Open to more than on interpretaion; having a double meaning
Analyze (verb)Examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretaiton (analysis, analytical)
Anecdote (noun)A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Antagonize ( verb)Cause someone to become hostile
Anticipate (verb)Regard as probable; expect or predict
Apprehensive (adjective)Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
Arcane (adjective)Mysterious or secret
Assert (verb)State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
Assess (verb)evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
Attribute (verb)Regard something as being caused by someone or something
Bear (verb)Endure an ordeal or difficulty
Befall (verb)(of something bad)happen to someone
Burgeon (verb)Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
Coherent (adjective)Logical and consistent
Compassion (noun)Concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others
Compensate (for)Making up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect
Complement (noun)A thing that completes or brings to perection a larger whole
Compose (verb)Write or create. Consitute, makeup (composition,composed of)
Condescending (adjective)Having or showing a feeling of superiority
Consecutive (adjective)Following ontinously; in unbroken or logical sequence
Contour (noun)An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
Contract (verb)Decrease in size, number, or range
Contradict (verb)Be inh conflict with
Correlate (verb)Have a mutual relationship or connection (corollary, correlated)
Corollary (noun)A direct or natural consequence or result
Critical (adjective)Expressing Adverse or disspproving comments or judments
Cubersome (adjective)Large or heavy and therfore difficult to carry or use. Slow or complicated and therefore inefficient.

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