Week 5: ACT & SAT Vocabulary

adj. paying great attention to detail

adv. right away and without difficulty

n. a strong feeling of dislike

n. a principle, theory, or position, usu. advocated by a religion or gov’t

adj. cranky, pouty, irritable

n. the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

v. to belittle or speak down to

adj. can’t be satisfied

v. to be forced to agree or surrender

adj. predominant, superior, most important

adj. almighty and all powerful

adj. very expressive; using emphasis

adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating

adj. undecorated, plain

v. to make worse or increase the severity of

adj. not cautious or prudent; rash

v. to transmit, bestow, or disclose

adj. highly detailed and decorated

adj. kind, generous

adj. dealing with things sensibly, realistically in a practical way, rather than theoretically.

v. to stir up or cause trouble

n. the practicality or possibility of something

adj. not certain, finalized or fixed; provisional

v. to die; to pass away

adj. urgently necessary or important; essential.

v. to refuse to recognize as true

adj. making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

adj. unclear or vague in meaning

adj. capable of being molded or changed

adj. reasonable and possibly true

n. the quality of being brief or terse

adj. being everywhere at once

v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

adj. doubtful, questionable

v. to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

adj. to be vulnerable (to something)

adj. extremely bad

adj. (of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar. OR rough, loose in texture

adj. intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse

n. an example or subject from earlier in time

n. respect; regard

adj. downright, utter, total, absolute

v. to emphasize or give additional weight to

v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn

adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

n. the final act or climax

adj. no longer used; rare or uncommon

adj. having refined or expressive communication skills (writing/speaking)

v. to strengthen with new evidence or facts

v. to use up (as in energy or money)

n. disagreement between people.

v. to encourage or stir up

adj. firmly established

n. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

adj. lower in rank, importance or position.