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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