ACT Prep

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Abbreviate

correct; free from errors

Accurate

different options; possibilities

Alternatives

reasoning for or against something

Argument

stick completely to a surface; believe in and follow the practices of

Adhere

not friendly; cool and distant

Aloof

having a double meaning

Ambiguous

examine in detail

Analyze

a short and amusing story about a real incident or person

Anecdote

cause someone to be hostile

Antagonize

regard as probable; expect or predict

Anticipate

anxious or fearful something bad will happen

Apprehensive

arcane

mysterious or secret

Assert

State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

Assess

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality

Attribute

Regard something as being caused by someone or something

Bear

Endure an ordeal or difficulty

Befall

Something bad happening to someone

Burgeon

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Coherent

Logical and consistent

Contradict

To be in conflict with

Correlate

Have a mutual relationship or connection

Corollary

A direct or natural consequence or result

Critical

At a point of crisis

Cumbersome

Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use

Deficit

The amount of something which something is too small

Demean

Cause a severe loss in respect for someone or something

Depict

Show or represent

Compassion

Concern for the sufferings or misfortune of others

Compensate(for)

To make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant

Complement

A thing that completes or brings perfection to a larger whole

Compose

To write or create

Condescending

Having or showing a feeling of superiority

Consecutive

Following continuously; unbroken or logical sequence

Contract

Decrease in size, number, or range

Determine

Cause something to occur in a particular way

Devoid

Entirely lacking

Differentiate

Recognize what makes someone or something different

Diffuse

Spread out over a large area

Digress

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

Diminish

Make or become less

Discrepancy

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

Disinclined

Unwilling or negative about something