6412598425 | Affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | 0 | |
6412600975 | Aggrandize | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater | 1 | |
6412602861 | Amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion | 2 | |
6412602862 | Archetype | n. A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response | 3 | |
6412607063 | Aura | (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality | 4 | |
6412609426 | Contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited | 5 | |
6412611299 | Erudite | (adj) scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing a deep, often systematic, knowledge | 6 | |
6412614318 | Gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth | 7 | |
6412617095 | Infer | v. A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | 8 | |
6412619662 | Inscrutable | adj. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable; impenetrable. | 9 | |
6412628927 | Insular | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience | 10 | |
6412632594 | Irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back | 11 | |
6412632595 | Propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward | 12 | |
6412635431 | Remonstrate | (v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to | 13 | |
6412639576 | Repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | 14 | |
6412641537 | Resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly | 15 | |
6412643630 | Retrench | v. to reduce, especially expenses; to economize | 16 | |
6412649558 | Reverberate | (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly | 17 | |
6412651668 | Scurrilous | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed | 18 | |
6412653871 | Sedulous | (adj) persevering, persistent, diligent in one's efforts | 19 |
English III: ACT Words, Unit 4 Flashcards
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