Unseth ACT Vocab List 2

Accelerate

(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

admonish

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

affliction

something that causes pain or suffering

allocate

to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

belated

(adj.) late, tardy

berserk

in a state of violent or destructive rage

blatant

(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

cache

(n.) a hiding place; something hidden or stored

cadaverous

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

calibrate

(v.) to set, standardize (The mechanic calibrated the car's transmission to make the motor run most efficiently.)

caricature

(n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

catalyst

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

chauvinist

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

cognizant

having knowledge or being aware of

confound

To confuse and frustrate

controversy

disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated.

dally

to waste time; to dawdle

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

debonair

(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

deface

(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine

deplete

To use up; waste

desist

to stop; discontinue

dissonance

a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

edifice

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

eerie

(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious

efface

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

elated

in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful

embezzle

(v.) to steal money by falsifying records

embroil

(v.) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion

emissary

An agent sent on a mission

Ensue

(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result

Entity

anything having existence, either physical or mystical