3500 ACT Vocabulary
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abase 
1
 | make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test |
| fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness |
abscond
2
| firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
| make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of |
| habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary |
abstemious
3
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
| firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
abstruse
4
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
accrue
5
| increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
achieve
6
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing |
| gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill |
actuarial
7
| calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
| gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
anodyne
8
| having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
aperture
9
| habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary |
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
apportion
10
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| increase by natural growth or addition; concentration |
| distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share |