ACT Vocabulary 7
ACT Vocabulary 7
VIIIndolent
Reluctant to exert oneself; habitually lazyZZZ
Indolent Reluctant to exert oneself; habitually lazy
The indolent mansleeps as much as he can.
AlacritySpeed and willingness in acting or responding; cheerful readiness; eagerness
AlacritySpeed and willingness in acting or responding; cheerful readiness; eagerness
With alacrity he spedto save the life of Fred.
AMBULANCE
OstensibleRepresenting or appearing in a certain way, but often not actually so; seeming
SEEMING (seaming)Representing or appearing in a certain way, but often not actually so; seemingOstensibly, it seemed, he had a bad dream.
Ostensible
7Erudite
My erudite cousin reads books by the dozen.
EruditePossessing deep and extensive learning, esp. Learning gotten from books; learned
Palpable
WITH GUN IN HAND,SEAN IS A PALPABLEHE-MAN.
PalpableEasily perceived by any of the senses or by the mind; obvious, noticeable
Conjecture????????????????????????????????????
ConjectureThe act of forming an opinion from incomplete evidence; guesswork
Accusing the pest was conjecture at best.
The roach did it!NO!
Judicious
judiciousHaving or exhibiting sound judgment; sensible; wiseThe judicious decision was to imprison the pigeon.
TEN YEARS!
EVIDENCERATS!
Acrimonious
#@!*$!
vinegar16AcrimoniousBitter and ill-natured in language and tone
*@!#+!The acrimonious little man
shouts as loud as he can (the meanie).
DeviateTo differ or move away from a specified course or prescribed mode of behavior
Deviate To differ or move away from a specified course or prescribed mode of behavior
Sal deviated from the track and ended up last.
last
You should have gone right.19Extricate
To free or release from entanglement or difficulty; or disengage
The magician could extricate himself from chains upside down on the stage.
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Extricate To free or release from entanglement or difficulty; or disengage
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MitigateTo make less severe or intense; to moderate
Mitigate To make less severe or intense; to moderate
The aspirin shed take would mitigate her headache.
Surreptitious
SurreptitiousDone or acting in secret; sneaky; stealthy; furtive; concealed
Being surreptitious, the spy hid among the fishes.
Pandemonium
PandemoniumWild uproar or noise; tumult
The pandemonium began when the panda turned on the jams.
Disparage
@!#$%^&*
To disparage in a tweet
Is a cowardly feat.
Rule #2: Be Nice.Disparage To speak of as unimportant or inferior; belittle
DISPARAGERConspicuous
The conspicuous squid was ridden By an Elvis-like kid. Thank you. Thank you very much.Conspicuous Attracting attention by being unusual or remarkable
Incorrigible
NO SOUP FOR YOU!Incorrigible Incapable of being corrected or reformed
The incorrigible thief
Was sentenced to ten years at least.
Exonerate IM FREE!
To free from a charge; to declare blameless
His lawyer filed a plea
To exonerate,
Or set him free.Exonerate To free from a charge; to declare blameless
RectifyTo rectify his mistake,the clerk gave back8.88.
SORRY.
Rectify To set right; to remedy
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