ACT VOCAB

Foreboding

(Forebode, Foreboded, Foreboding)

A feeling that something bad will happen, often accompanied by anxiety or apprehension.

Trick: Before a body hits the ground.

Ex: The heavy clouds seemed to forebode a violent storm.

Forebear

(Forebore, Foreborn, Forebarren)

An ancestor or forefather, someone from whom one is descended.

Trick: Before you, someone bore the same last name.

Ex: My forebear immigrated from Ireland.

Foresight

(Foreseeing)

The ability to predict or anticipate future events, often involving planning and preparation.

Trick: Having a vision, a sight before it happens

Ex: Effective foresight enables individuals to make informed decisions.

Misconstrue

(Misconstruing, Misconstrued)

To misapprehend something or misunderstand its meaning.

Trick: Not-true = incorrect.

Ex: It's easy to misconstrue his intentions if you don't know him well.

Misnomer

(Misnomered)

A name or term that is incorrect or misleading is often used to describe something inaccurately.

Trick: Nomer = namer. Not-namer = wrong name.

Ex: Calling a tomato a vegetable is a common misnomer.

Misgiving

(Misgivings)

A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

Trick: Not giving = unfruitful outcome.

Ex: She had misgivings about accepting the job offer due to its location.

Overzealous

(Overzealously, Overzealousness)

Excessively enthusiastic or passionate, often to the point of being extreme or excessive in action or behavior.

Trick: Zealous = jealous. Overly obsessed with someone.

Ex: His overzealous approach to the project led to complications.

Oversight

The failure to notice or consider something often results in an error or omission.

Trick: Look above something; miss it.

Ex: An oversight in the flight led to a delayed departure.

Affinity

A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, or idea. It often implies a close connection or relationship based on shared characteristics.

Trick: Aff = affection. Inity = infinity

Ex: She felt an affinity for classic literature due to its timeless themes.

Altruistic

(Altruism, Altruistically)

Showing selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others.

Trick: Truistic = true, realistic. Al = all, selfless to everyone. Al = alternate, put others first.

Ex: Her altruistic actions included volunteering at the local shelter.

Animosity

A strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something, often leading to conflict or resentment.

Trick: Animo = animal in a way of being hostile.

Ex: Their animosity towards each other made collaboration difficult.

Ecelectic

Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. An eclectic approach often combines elements from various disciplines or genres.

Trick: Sounds like electricity, helped people connect via the internet. Combine ideas.

Ex: The artist's eclectic style blends influences from both classical and modern art.

Egregious

(Egregiously)

Outstandingly bad; shocking. Egregious is often used to describe actions or behaviors that are remarkably unacceptable.

Trick: E = extra, gre = green. Extra green = extra gross.

Ex: Her egregious behavior at the event caused a scene.

Enigma

(Enigmatic)

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Trick: Sounds like sigma, a furry.

Ex: The detective found the case to be an enigma, full of twists and secrets.

Esoteric

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge. Esoteric knowledge often involves complex theories or practices not widely known.

Trick: ESO = EOS, controversial vanilla lotion, only some people like it. IT’S SO DEREK.

Ex: The philosopher's theories were considered esoteric, appealing mainly to scholars in the field.

Allot vs A lot

Allot: To distribute or assign a portion of something to someone or something.

A lot: Vast amount

All together vs Altogether

All together: Combined

Altogether: Completely or wholly; in total.

Compliment vs Complement

Compliment: Polite expression.

Complement: Goes well with something else.

WEEK 2

Intervene

(Intervention)

To come between or take action during a situation or event to help or alter the outcome.

Trick: Vene = fein. Disrupts life.

Sentence: My wardrobe needed an intervention.

Interlude

(Interludial)

A pause or break in a performance or event, often providing relief or contrast. It can also refer to a transitional segment in a larger work.

Trick: song interlude, musical break, or transition.

Sentence: The concert featured an interlude between acts that kept the audience engaged.

Intramural

(Intramuraly)

Referring to activities or competitions conducted within the confines of an institution, such as a school or college.

Trick: Intra = within, am = amateur.

Sentence: The school offers several intramural sports teams for students.

Intravenous

(Intravenously)

Administered within a vein, typically referring to medical treatment or fluid delivery directly into the bloodstream.

Trick: Intra = within, venous= vienous

Sentence: The nurse administered the medication intravenously to ensure rapid absorption.

Extraneous

(Extraneously, Extraneousness, Non extraneous, Non extraneously, Non extraneousness, Un-extraneous, Un-extraneousy)

Referring to something irrelevant or unrelated to the subject is often considered unnecessary or additional.

Trick: Extraneous solutions in math

Sentence: The data included extraneous information that did not pertain to the main argument.

Extrapolate

(Extrapolation, Extrapolative, Extrapolatory, Extrapolator, Overextrapolation)

Estimating or inferring unknown values based on known data, often by extending a trend beyond its original range.

Trick: Pol = poll from survey. Use that data to infer new values.

Sentence: The researchers tried to extrapolate future trends from the existing data set.

Gratuitous

(gratuitously, gratuitousness, nongratuitous, nongratuitousness, ungratuitous, ungratuitousness)

Giving or doing free of charge often refers to something unnecessary or unwarranted.

Trick: Gratitude = thankfullness, so you do stuff in return for feeling happy without need.

Sentence: The film contained gratuitous violence that served no real purpose in the plot.

Audacity

(Audacious)

The willingness to take bold risks, often considered disrespectful or rude in certain contexts.

Trick: The audacity!

Sentence: She had the audacity to challenge the established norms and voice her opinion loudly in the meeting.

Emulate

(emulative, emulatively, emulator, non-emulative, overemulate, unemulative)

To imitate or copy someone's actions or behaviors, often with the intent to equal or surpass them.

Trick: Mulate = annihilate.

Sentence: She tried to emulate her mentor's successful strategies in her projects.

Nepotism

(nepotic, nepotistic, nepotistical, nepotist, antinepotism)

Favoritism granted to relatives or close friends, especially in political appointments or job positions.

Trick: Nepo baby

Sentence: Nepotism often leads to perceptions of unfairness and lack of meritocracy in the workplace or government.

Conundrum

A confusing and difficult problem or question that often requires creative thinking to solve.

Trick: nun = none, drum= ring to it (idea). NO IDEA.

Sentence: This conundrum left the team puzzled.

Disingenuous

(disingenuously, disingenuousness, nondisingenuous, nondisingenuously, nondisingenuousness)

Not being sincere or honest; pretending to be unaware or naive.

Trick: trying to act “ingenuous” when you actually aren’t.

Sentence: Her disingenuous comments made it difficult to trust her intentions.

Dubious

(dubiously, dubiousness, superdubious, superdubiously, superdubiousness, undubious, undubiously, undubiousness)

Describing something that is doubtful, questionable, or lacking in certainty. It often implies skepticism about the truth or validity of an idea.

Trick: Dubby= Dobby from Harry Potter. Always sounds skeptical.

Sentence: His dubious claims raised eyebrows among experts.

Morose

(morosely, moroseness, morosity, supermorose, supermoroseness, unmorose, unmoroseness)

Describing a mood that is sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered. It often reflects a deep sadness or melancholy.

Trick: Sounds like Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was very sad.

Sentence: Her morose demeanor at the party was hard to miss.

Fortuitous

(fortuitously, fortuitousness, nonfortuitous, nonfortuitously, nonfortuitousness, unfortuitous, unfortuitously, unfortuitousness)

Happening by chance, often in a way that is fortunate or lucky.

Trick: Fortune.

Sentence: His fortuitous encounter with an old friend led to a great job opportunity.

Captiol vs Capital

Capitol = the building where a legislative assembly meets.

Capital= a city that serves as the seat of government or the financial assets of a country.

Elude vs Allude

Elude = evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.

Allude = suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Everyday Vs Every day

Everyday = commonplace or routine.

Every day = each individual day.

Week 3

Antediluvian

Definition: relating to the period before the biblical flood; extremely old or antiquated.

Trick: Dilu = delusional. Old people are delusional.

Antecedent

(Antecedently)

Definition: A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. Preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting.

Sentence: There were some antecedents to the war.

Trick: Antecedent sounds like descendent, which are caused by a preceding action.

Posterior

(Posteriorly)

Definition: Rear or hind end, especially of the body.

Trick: Post, sterior= backward-facing or toward the rear.

Sentence: The posterior part of the body is responsible for support and movement.

Posthumous

(posthumously adverb, posthumousness noun, nonposthumous adjective)

Definition: occurring or published after someone's death.

Trick: Post = after, humous = human. After-Human.

Sentence = The author's posthumous novel was released to critical acclaim.

Chronology

Definition: the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

Trick: Chronic = continuous.

Sentence: Chronology helps historians understand how events are interconnected.

Anachronism

(anachronically)

Definition: something out of its proper time, often used in literature or art.

Trick: Chronological but ana = non

Sentence: An anachronism often highlights contrasts between different periods.

Synchronize

(synchronizaion, noun, synchronizer noun, desynchronization noun, desynchronize verb (used with object) desynchronized desynchronizing, unsynchronized adjective)

Definition: to cause to occur at the same time or rate.

Trick: Synchronized swimming

Sentence: Synchronize involves making events or processes happen simultaneously or at the same speed.

Amenable

(amenably adverb, nonamenability noun, nonamenable adjective, nonamenableness noun, nonamenably adverb, unamenable adjective, unamenably adverb)

Definition: willing to cooperate or be influenced.

Trick: Amen = agreeing with a claim.

Sentence: Being amenable is important in team settings, as it fosters collaboration.

Virulent

(virulently adverb, hypervirulent adjective, hypervirulently adverb, nonvirulent adjective, nonvirulently adverb, supervirulent adjective, supervirulently adverb, unvirulent adjective, unvirulently)

Definition: extremely harmful or deadly, often referring to viruses or toxins.

Trick: Virus

Sentence: A virulent strain of a virus can cause severe illness or even death.

Taciturn

(Taciturnly adverb, untaciturning adjective, untaciturngly adverb)

Definition: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Trick: Taci, Turn!

Sentence: She is a taciturn girl, never talks to me.

Incredulous

(incredulously adverb, incredulousness noun)

Definition: disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical

Trick: In = not, cred = credit. No credit = no evidence = can’t belive

Sentence: She gave me an incredulous look when I told her the news.

Tedious

(tediously adverb, tediousness noun, overtedious adjective, overtediously adverb, overtediousness noun, untedious adjective, untediously adverb)

Definition: long and tiresome, causing boredom or weariness.

Trick: Tediously easy.

Sentence: His presentation was so tedious that many attendees struggled to stay awake.

Tenacious

(tenaciously adverb, tenaciousness noun, overtenacious adjective, overtenaciousness noun, untenacious adjective, untenaciousness noun)

Definition: holding fast; characterized by determination and persistence.

Trick: Tena = tenant. A tenant is strong and holds body together.

Sentence: She was tenacious in pursuing her goals, never giving up despite the challenges.

Galvanize

(galvanization noun, galvanizer noun, nongalvanized adjective, pregalvanize verb (used with object), regalvanization noun, regalvanize verb (used with object), ungalvanized adjective)

Definition: to stimulate or excite into action; to inspire or motivate people.

Trick: Gal in the Van with the Eyes. Excited the man.

Sentence: The charity event was designed to galvanize the community and encourage volunteerism.

Usurp

(usurper noun, usurpingly adverb, nonusurping adjective, nonusurpingly adverb, self-usurp verb (used without object), unusurping adjective)

Definition: to seize and hold position or power by force or without legal right.

Trick: Sounds like user, used their power to take hold.

Sentence: The king was usurped by a rival faction who seized the throne through deceitful means.