ACT vocab words Unit 2

Conformist

one who conforms; acts in accordance with usual practices or standards given to a group, follower

Arcane

know or understood by a select few

Jejune

without interest or importance; immature

Noxious

posionious

Revulsion

disgust

Escatic

marked with overwhelming happiness

Bowlderize

to modify (a book for example), simplify

Emulate

to try to equal or accel

Remuneration

something that pays in kind

Gauche

lacking social graces or sensitivity

Tirade

a long angry speech

Internecine

involving with mutually destructive conflict within a group

Choleric

hot

Heritage

inherited from ones ancestors

Lugubrious

mournful, gloomy, often in an exaggerated way

Nefarious

wicked or vicious

Serendipity

an aptitude or the phenomenon of coming upon a good or valuable things by accident

Wan

weak and sickly

Iconoclast

one who literally destroys religious images

Malevolent

characterized by ill will or hatred

Aspire

to seek or aspire a particular accomplishment

Ornery

stubborn

Unconsciable

not just or reasonable

Ameliorate

to get or make better

Painstaking

taking pains: that is, taking great care or effort

Sonorous

loud or rich in sound

Surmise

a guess

Accentuate

to emphasize or intensify

Predicament

a difficult situation

Myophic

nearsighted

Deciduous

having leaves that are shed annually

Fractious

tending to be troublesome

Labyrinth

a maze with high hedges

Quixotic

extravagently foolish or romantic in the pursuit of ideals

Banal

unioriginal

Fatuous

foolish

Impugn

to attack as false

Vicarious

done suffered in the place of another

Wily

full of tricks that are intended to deceive or trap

Tactile

having to do with the sense of touch

Zenith

the highest point

Grotto

a cave

Cupable

deserving blame

Hubris

excessive self confidence or pride

Transpire

to take place

Affable

Friendly and at ease with others

Diffident

hesitant, lacking self confidence

Calamity

a terrible disaster, mainly caused with misfortune

Opportunitist

one who takes advantage of opportunities with little thought of consequences

Rant

to speak loudly and wildly, often angry