3500 ACT Vocabulary
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abdicate 
1
 | upward slope, as of hill |
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
abhor
2
| in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant |
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
abominable
3
| detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
abstruse
4
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent |
accentuate
5
| mechanism that imitates actions of humans |
| particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| endowed with life; alive; living; animated |
ambience
6
| detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to |
| a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things |
| particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
anachronistic
7
| having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time |
| gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason |
| endure; put up with; bear; tolerate |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
anathema
8
| doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly |
| resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
animate
9
| endowed with life; alive; living; animated |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle |
| family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
apogee
10
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
| science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |