ACT Vocab List 2012

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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