College Board Top 100 ACT/SAT Vocabulary Words and Definitions used in sentences (21-40)

Question 1

Replacing ??? versions of genes is unlikely to lead to unforeseen effects and is reversible.

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deleterious

Question 2

Carter smiled slightly as people in the ??? responded with applause.

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congregation

Question 3

She continues: “As adults and mothers we must create a model that young people can ???."

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emulate

Question 4

Ms. Malik received a ??? green card in July 2015, officials said.

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conditional

Question 5

And that intensity is intrinsic to Colbert, whether he’s playing ??? or late-night host.

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demagogue

Question 6

More security could make visiting a movie theater an ??? process.

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enervating

Question 7

The first book on obtaining your own food, published in 1958, is a ??? on deer hunting.

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digression

Question 8

??? pictures of his character have emerged—both of a peacemaker and a warmonger.

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divergent

Question 9

Recognize that knowledge is power;let it all work together to protect and ??? a mother's heart.

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enhance

Question 10

Their often harrowing stories overturn many of the negative stereotypes used to ??? them

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discredit

Question 11

There is something ???, temporary and fragile about food.

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evanescent

Question 12

Alexis de Tocqueville considered American individualism surprisingly uniform and ???.

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conformist

Question 13

For six decades, she has been ??? in her pursuit to better us all.

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diligent

Question 14

The ??? is there in the coach’s voice.

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exasperation

Question 15

"They reflect the ??? of the great cultures of the world over the past 200 years", he said.

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convergence

Question 16

It will resonate with women dealing with ??? attitudes while fighting for equality.

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condescending

Question 17

The bill was the result of a ??? between the schools and Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration.

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compromise

Question 18

Locals who complain often don’t hide their ?? for the crowds who come to enjoy the festivities.

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disdain

Question 19

The first response to a word of our fellow citizens in peril should be a human response of ???.

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empathy

Question 20

That is how you capture the everyday beauty of movies, a pleasure both ??? and everlasting.

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ephemeral

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