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ACT Vocabulary Review

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Abjure

to renounce oath, to abandon forever; to abstain from

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Terms	Definitions
Abjure	to renounce oath, to abandon forever; to abstain from
Illusory	producing illusion, deceptive
Imbibe	to receive into the mind and take in, absorb
Quandary	predictment, dilemma
Quell	to pacify, to suppress
Impassive	absent of any external sign of emotion, expressionless
Imperious	commanding, domineering; urgent
Imperturbable	unshakably calm and steady
Inter	to bury
Inefficacious	ineffective, incompetent
Impugn	to call into question, attack verbally
Ineffable	indescribable, inexpressible
Impute	to attribute; to credit
Interlocutor	one who takes part in conversation
Internecine	mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
Interregnum	a temporary halting of the usual operations of government or control
Kin	family, relatives
Kismet	destiny, fate
Mawkish	sickeningly sentimental
Meager	minimal; scanty, deficient
Measured	calculated, deliberate
Megalomania	obsession with great or grandiose performance
Mellifluous	having a smooth, rich flow
Misnomer	an error in naming a person or place
Missive	a written note or letter
Morass	marsh, an area of soggy ground
Morose	gloomy, sullen, or surly
Mutability	the quality of being capable of change, in form or character; susceptibility of change
Myopic	lacking foresight, having a narrow view or long-range perspective
Obfuscate	to confuse, make obscure
Obsolete	no longer in use; outdated
Obstinate	unreasonably persistent
Obstreperous	troublesome, boisterous, unruly
Olfactory	relating to the sense of smell
Opprobrious	expressing contempt, reporach; deserving of disgrace
Ornery	having an irritable disposition, cantankerous
Ostentatious	showy
Ostracism	exclusion, banishment
Abnegate	to give up; to deny to oneself
Abortive	ending without reults
Abridge	to condense shorten
absolve	to forgive, free from blame
Atavistic	characteristic of a former era, ancient
Atypical	unusual; irregular
Audacious	bold, daring, fearless
Autocrat	a dictator
Cadence	rhythmic flow; marching beat
Cajole	flatt, coax, persuade
Concomitant	existing concurrently
Concord	agreement
Condole	to grieve; to express sympathy
conflagration	big, destructive fire
estatic	joyful
Efficacious	effective, efficient
encumber	to weigh down, to burden
epochal	momentous, highly significant
Eponymous	giving one's name to a place, book.
evenhanded	fair, impartial
exacerbate	to aggravate, intensify, the bad qualities
glossy	shiny, showy,sleek
glutton	person who eats and drinks excessively
Goad	to prod or urge
Gourmand	glutto; lover of fine food
Gregarious	outgoing, sociable
Grotto	a small cave
Oust	to remove from position by force; eject
Query	question
Quip	clever, witty joke
Salient	prominent, of notable significance
Sanctimonious	hypocritically devout; acting morally superior to another
Satiate	to satisfy (as a need or desire) fullly or to excess
Secrete	release fluids
Sedative	something that calms or soothes
Sedition	behavior that promoted rebellion or civil disorder against the state
Seminal	influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development
Sequester	to set apart, seclude
Sojourn	a temporary stay, visit
Solicitous	anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager
Stratify	to arrange or divide into layers
Strident	loud, harsh, unpleasently noisy
Stringent	imposing severe, rigourous standards
Subvert	to undermine or corrupt
Succumb	to give in to stronger power; yield
Sybarite	a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
Unconscionable	unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
Unfetter	to free from restrictions
Unfrock	to remove from power, especially from priestly power
Untenable	indefensible, uninhabitable
Usurp	to take over without right
Usury	the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
Utilitarian	efficient, functional, useful
Utopia	perfect place
Wanton	undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
Wax	to increase gradually; to begin to be
Wield	to excercise authority or influence effectively
Wily	clever, deceptive
Wrath	forceful anger
Yen	a strong desire, craving
Yield	surrender, concede, be productive
Zephyr	a gentle breeze, something airy or insubstantial

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