376312894 | abound | to be well supplied; to have great quantities | |
376312895 | absence | being away or lacking something; inattentiveness | |
376312896 | Absurd | extremely ridiculous or completely lacking reason | |
376312897 | Acceleration | the rate of change of velocity | |
376312898 | Abundance | having considerably more than is necessary or adequare; more than plenty | |
376312899 | Accommodate | to adapt or adjust in a way that makes someone else comfortable; to make room | |
376312900 | Accusation | a statement blaming someone for a crime or error | |
376312901 | Acidic | having a pH that is less than 7 | |
376312902 | Acrid | harsh or bitter taste or smell | |
376312903 | acure | angle less than 90 degrees; sharp, quick and percise; intense | |
376312904 | adapt | to change or modify to suit a particular purpose | |
376312905 | adjacent | in the nearest position; next to | |
376312906 | adolescence | the stage of development between puberty and maturity | |
376312907 | aersol | solid or liquid particles suspended in gas | |
376312908 | aesthetic | appeals to the senses because it is beautiful | |
376312909 | affiliation | a connection between groups of people, organizations, or establishments | |
376312910 | agility | the quality of being quick and nimble | |
376312911 | agronomist | a soil management and field-crop production expert | |
376312912 | alienate | to isolate oneself from others or another person from oneself | |
376312913 | align | to adjust parts so that they fit together correctly, usually in a straight line | |
376312914 | alkalinity | having a pH level greater than 7 | |
376312915 | allegiance | loyalty to a person, group, country or cause | |
376312916 | altitude | elevation above a level of reference, usually given in feet above sea level | |
376312917 | ambiguous | unclear or capable of having more than one meaning | |
376312918 | amino acids | various organic compounds that link together to form proteins | |
376312919 | ample | a more-than-sufficient amount; roomy | |
376312920 | analogous | items that are similar and comparable in some way; serving a simlar function | |
376312921 | analogy | a comparison of similarities between two or more things | |
376312922 | anatomical | related to the struchture of an organism | |
376312923 | ancestral | relating to or inerited from an ancestor | |
376312924 | anew | starting again in a new or different way | |
376312925 | anomaly | something that is different from the norm | |
376312926 | anticipate | to look forward to or to except | |
376312927 | antigen | a substance such as a toxin or enzyme capable of eliciting an immune response | |
376312928 | antitoxin | an antibody created for and capable of neutralizing a toxin | |
376312929 | apathy | lack of any emotion or concern | |
376312930 | aperture | an opening or hole, usually in an optical instrument, such as a camera, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens | |
376312931 | apocalypse | great or total devastation; approximating the end of the world | |
376312932 | apparatus | a material or device used for a specific purpose | |
376312933 | appealing | attractive and inviting; the act of making a request for a decision or help | |
376312934 | arisen | the state of being up after sitting or lying | |
376312935 | aristocratic | having the qualities of the elite, ruling class | |
376312936 | articulate | to clearly explain; the quality of being able to speak clearly | |
376312937 | aspect | a certain part of something; the side of an object that faces a certain direction | |
376312938 | assert | to demonstrate power; to defend a statement as true | |
376312939 | assumption | something believed to be true without proof; unsupported device | |
376312940 | Asteroid | Small celestial body that revolves around the sun, with a diameter between a few and several hundred kilometers | |
377582607 | Asthenosphere | a lower layer of the earth's crust | |
377582608 | Astonishing | amazing or bewildering | |
377582609 | Atrium | an area of a building, usually a courtyard, that is skylighted or open to the sky and that often contains plants | |
377582610 | Bacteria | single-celled microorganisms | |
377582611 | Banish | to force to leave; exile | |
377582612 | Banyan | east indian tree that has aerial shoots growing down into the soil and forming additional trunks, loose jacket worn in india | |
377582613 | Basalt | solidified lava; a dense, gray, fine-grained igneous rock | |
377582614 | Bemoan | to express grief; to deplore | |
377582615 | beneficiary | recipient of benefits, for example, funds or property from an insurance policy or will | |
377582616 | binge | a duration of excessive and uncontrolled self-indulgence | |
377582617 | biomass | total mass of all the living matter within a given area | |
377582618 | biosynthesis | the production of a chemical compound within the body | |
377582619 | boiling point | the temperature a liquid must be to change states from liquid to gas | |
377582620 | brood | to dwell over past misfortune; a group of offspring | |
377582621 | buoyant | tending to float; lighthearted | |
377582622 | bureaucrat | an official in government; a term usually used in an insulting manner | |
377582623 | by-products | products made in the process of making something else, sometimes unexpected | |
377582624 | calamity | horrible events that results in extreme loss | |
377582625 | calligraphy | elegant lettering; the art of producing such writing | |
377582626 | capacity | maximum amount that an object or area can hold; mental ability | |
377582627 | capillary | very slim tube; one of a network of extremely small blood vessels | |
377582628 | carbohydrate | sugars and starches that serve as a major energy source for animals | |
377582629 | catalogue | a systematic list of things, such as books in a library or items for sale at a store | |
377582630 | catalyst | an agent that causes or speeds up a chemical reaction | |
377582631 | celestial | relating to the sky; divine or heavenly | |
377583115 | Celsius | a temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point is 100 degrees under normal atmospheric conditions | |
378704433 | cerebral edema | brain swelling | |
378704434 | chaos | a state of complete disarray | |
378704435 | characteristics | distinguishing attributes or qualitites of a person or thing | |
378704436 | chlorophyll | a green pigment produced in response to sunlight during photosynthesis | |
378704437 | cholesterol | a soft, waxy compound found in the body and in the food we eat | |
378704438 | chronology | a list of events arranged by time of occurance | |
378704439 | circumscribe | to enclose a shape with lines or curves, so that the vertex of the enclosed object touches part of the enclosing configuration | |
378704440 | coherent | the quality of being logical and clear | |
378704441 | cohesiveness | the quality of sticking together | |
378704442 | coincidental | occuring by chance | |
378704443 | collinear | passing through or lying on the same straight line | |
378704444 | colloid | a gelatinous material | |
378704445 | comet | a celestial body, having an enlongated, curved vapor tail, which is seen only in that part of its orbit that is relatively close to the sun | |
378704446 | commendable | worthy of praise | |
378704447 | common difference | the equal distance between one number in an arithmetic sequence and the next | |
378704448 | common ratio | the ratio of one term and the next in a geometric sequence | |
378704449 | comparision | a description of similarities or differences between two things | |
378704450 | compatriot | someone from one's country; a colleague | |
378704451 | competence | the quality of having adequate skill, knowledge and experience | |
378704452 | compose | to form by placing parts or elements together; to bring oneself to a state of calm | |
378704453 | comprehensive | all-inclusive | |
378704454 | compressibility | the ease with which pressure can alter the volume of matter | |
378704455 | concede | to admit or reluctantly yield; to surrender | |
378704456 | concentration | the amount of one substance contained with another; intense mental effort or focus | |
378704457 | concentric | having a common center | |
378704458 | Concerto | composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments, typically in three movements | |
378816875 | concoct | to prepare by mixing ingredients together; devise a plan | |
378816876 | condense | to become more compact; to change from a vapor to a liquid | |
378816877 | conducive | tending to cause or bring about | |
378816878 | congruent | corresponding; equal in length or measure | |
378816879 | conjure | to bring to mind; to produce as if magic | |
378816880 | conscience | the mental sense that guides moral decisions | |
378816881 | consecutive | uninterrupted sequence | |
378816882 | consent | permission; to agree to | |
378816883 | consequence | result of an action | |
378816884 | conservatory | a fine arts school; a greenhouse of plants aesthetically arranged | |
378816885 | constant | the quality of being unchanging; marked by firm resolution or loyalty | |
378816886 | constituency | a group of citizens who have power to elect an official; an electoral district | |
378816887 | contemplate | to carefully consider | |
378816888 | contemporary | person or thing of the same era or age; current, modern | |
378816889 | context | text or spoken words that surround a word or passage and help determine meaning; circumstances that surround an event | |
378816890 | contradict | to assert the opposite | |
378816891 | contrive | to clearly plan; to clearly devise | |
378816892 | controversial | characterized by dispute; debatable | |
378816893 | cordial | sincere; courteous | |
378816894 | correlate | to have corresponding characterisitics | |
378816895 | cos | abbrevation of cosine | |
378816896 | cosine | Opposite Hypotenuse | |
378816897 | credulity | a tendency to trust to easily | |
378816898 | crimson | a deep color red | |
378816899 | criterion | requirement on which judgement can be based | |
378816900 | crucial | extremely important | |
378816901 | cryopreservation | preservation (as of cells) by very low temperatures | |
378816902 | cube | a erm raised to the third power; a regular solid having six congruent faces | |
378816903 | cubic inch | the volume of a cube with edges that all measure one inch | |
378816904 | cuisine | food prepared by a style of cooking, for example, "Italian Cuisine" | |
378816905 | cylindrical | having the shape of a cylinder, or a solid with circular ends and straight lines | |
378816906 | decipher | to interpret the meaning, usually of a code or hard-to-read handwriting | |
378816907 | decompose | to disintergrate into componets | |
378816908 | de-emphasize | to minimize the importance | |
378816909 | defection | withdrawing one's support; to escape or become a traitor | |
378816910 | deform | to disfigure; to ruin the shape of an object | |
378816911 | degree | one in a series of steps in a process or scale; a unit of measurement | |
378816912 | delegate | to transfer responsibilities to another; a personal representative | |
378816913 | deliberate | to carefully plan out; to consider carefully | |
378816914 | delve | to deeply and thoroughly search | |
378816915 | demean | to reduce in worth | |
378816916 | demise | the end of existence | |
378816917 | demur | to express opposition | |
378816918 | derive | to infer certain knwledge; to trace the origin or development of something | |
378816919 | descend | to come from a particular origin; to move down from a higher point | |
378816920 | descendant | a person, animal, or plant that can be traced back to a certian origin | |
378816921 | deter | to prevent from taking a particular course of action | |
378816922 | determinant | the difference between multiplied terms in a matrix | |
378816923 | deviaiton | a divergence from a certain path; in mathematics: the differnce, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set and the mean of the set | |
378816924 | devise | to design or create | |
378816925 | diagonal | a line segment joing two nonadjacent certices of a polygon or solid | |
378816926 | diffusion time | the time it takes for a material to spread from one are to another | |
378816927 | diligent | continuously putting in a great effort | |
378816928 | dilute | to weaken the strenght of the solution | |
378816929 | diminish | to make smaller, decrease, or lessen | |
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ACT Vocab List 2012
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