ACT & SAT Vocabulary (Not original)

n. the final act or climax

adj. reasonable and possibly true

v. to transmit, bestow, or disclose

v. to die; to pass away

v. to encourage or stir up

n. disagreement between people.

v. to belittle or speak down to

v. to make worse or increase the severity of

adj. can’t be satisfied

adj. firmly established

adj. no longer used; rare or uncommon

adj. paying great attention to detail

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

adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating

adj. highly detailed and decorated

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

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

adj. intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse

adj. undecorated, plain

adj. unclear or vague in meaning

adj. kind, generous

adj. predominant, superior, most important

n. a strong feeling of dislike

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

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

adj. doubtful, questionable

adj. cranky, pouty, irritable

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

v. to be forced to agree or surrender

v. to strengthen with new evidence or facts

n. respect; regard

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

adj. not cautious or prudent; rash

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

v. to stir up or cause trouble

n. the practicality or possibility of something

adj. to be vulnerable (to something)

adj. very expressive; using emphasis

adv. right away and without difficulty

n. an example or subject from earlier in time

adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

adj. downright, utter, total, absolute

v. to refuse to recognize as true

adj. not certain, finalized or fixed; provisional

v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn

v. to emphasize or give additional weight to

n. the quality of being brief or terse

adj. lower in rank, importance or position.

adj. urgently necessary or important; essential.

n. the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

adj. being everywhere at once

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

adj. capable of being molded or changed

adj. extremely bad

adj. almighty and all powerful