McWilliams ACT Vocabulary 1-50

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Abbreviate

shorten, abridge

Abstinence

act of refraining from

Adulation

high praise

Adversity

hardship, misfortune

Aesthetic

pertaining to beauty

Amicable

agreeable

Anachronistic

out of date

Anecdote

short account of an event

Anonymous

unknown, nameless

Antagonist

opposing force

Arid

extremely dry

Assiduous

hard working

Asylum

sanctuary

Benevolent

helpful, charitable

Camaraderie

trust among friends

Censure

criticize harshly

Circuitous

indirect, roundabout

Clairvoyant

able to see the future

Collaborate

work together

Compassion

sympathy, mercy

Compromise

settle differences

Condescending

patronizing, mocking

Conditional

contingent, provisional

Conformist

follower of customs

Congregation

crowd of people

Convergence

joining of parts

Deleterious

harmful

Demagogue

rabble-rousing leader

Digression

straying from main point

Diligent

hard-working

Discredit

loss of reputation/respect

Disdain

regard with scorn

Divergent

moving apart

Empathy

sharing of feelings

Emulate

follow an example

Enervating

weakening

Enhance

improve, augment

Ephemeral

momentarily, fleeting

Extenuating

guilt diminishing

Exasperation

irritation, frustration

Exemplary

outstanding

Evanescent

short-lived

Florid

flushed, ornate

Fortuitous

lucky

Frugal

thrifty

Hackneyed

overused, clichéd

Haughty

arrogant, condescending

Hedonist

pleasure seeker

Hypothesis

theory requiring proof

Impetuous

rash, impulsive