act vocab-60 words

Abet

Abet

(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

gregarious

outgoing; sociable, adjective

ascribe

(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

divulge

(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public

extraneous

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

benevolent

well meaning and kindly, adjective

insipid

lacking interest or flavor, adjective

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details, adjective

complacent

self-satisfied; smug, adjective

osentatious

marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display, adjective

dogmatic

strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner, adjective

occulde

to stop up; to prevent the passage of, verb

temerity

boldness or excessive confidence, noun

proclivity

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior), noun

banter

(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing

languid

(adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish

docile

easily taught; submissive to instruction, adjective

libation

a drink, especially an alcoholic one, noun

irreverant

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously, adjective

affinity

a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something, noun

Copius

abundant; plentiful, adjective

ostracize

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

appease

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

augment

to make larger, increase, verb

vapid

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

extradite

to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority, verb

reproach

address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment, verb/noun

scoff

(v.) to make fun of; to show contempt for

enamored

Fond of; feeling love towards, adjective/verb

Asynchronous

two or more objects not existing or happening at the same time, adjective

bigot

(n.) an intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person

candid

(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful, verb

chaos

great confusion, disorder, noun

despondent

To lose spirit, courage, or hope, adjective

Negligence

failure to take proper care in doing something, noun

redress

to set right, remedy, noun/verb

harrowing

extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening, adjective

haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful, adjective

acquisition

The learning/ development of a skill/ aquiring something, noun

strident

loud and harsh, adjective

toilsome

requiring exhaustive effort; laborious, adjective

disparity

a great difference, noun

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent, adjective

unfettered

free from restraints, liberated, adjective/verb

collate

to arrange into the proper order, especially documents, verb

mundane

lacking interest or excitement; dull, adjective

surmise

(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

Libel

a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation, verb/noun

ingratiate

to gain another's favor by flattery or false friendliness, verb

condone

to overlook, pardon, or disregard, verb

credence

belief, mental acceptance, noun

cult

a fad-like devotion to a person, thing, or idea; a group of people with such a devotion, a group of people with a common faith or devotion, noun/adjective

enthrall

(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

enigma

mystery or mysterious thing/being, noun

jaunty

(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference, noun

gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

intimation

an indication or hint, noun

exude

to give off; to emit; to radiate, verb