ACME 1 vocab

overlook (v.)

to fail to notice

commend (v.)

to praise

satirize (v.)

to make fun of

prevail (v.)

become dominant

constrain (v.)

to force

overreach (v.)

to go too far in effort

fluctuate (v.)

to change

undermine (v.)

to weaken

mock (v.)

to make fun of

disposition (n.)

personality

disparity (n.)

difference

disorienting (adj.)

confusing

encompassing (adj.)

surrounding

exhaustive (adj.)

thorough

questionable (adj.)

uncertain

spurious (adj.)

deceitful

tendency (n.)

inclination

authenticity (n.)

realness

invocation (n.)

prayer

bombastic (adj.)

high-sounding

unequivocal (adj.)

certain

ambiguity (n.)

unclearness

artifice (n.)

trickery

substantial (adj.)

of considerable amount

benefactor (n.)

a person who gives money to help people

adept (adj.)

very able

modest (adj.)

humble

lighthearted (adj.)

carefree and happy

dispassionate (adj.)

unfeeling

variable (adj./n.)

changeable

precariousness (n.)

instability

exactitude (n.)

accuracy

resilience (n.)

ability to spring back

inconspicuousness (n.)

not easily seen

inconclusive (adj.)

uncertain

circumvent (v.)

to avoid by outwitting

corroborate (v.)

to verify

disseminate (v.)

to spread information or ideas widely

implement (v.)

to put into action

enduring (adj.)

lasting

dismay (n.)

disappointment feeling

groundbreaking (adj.)

revolutionary or innovative

embellish (v.)

to decorate

onerous (adj.)

burdensome

egalitarian (adj./n.)

equal

zest (n.)

passion

vacant (adj.)

empty

slipshod (adj.)

untidy

integrity (n.)

honesty

credence (n.)

belief