3500 ACT Vocabulary
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abjure 
1
 | renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| great mass of falling snow and ice |
| letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
accident
2
| event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event |
| collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass |
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |
| faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time |
accolade
3
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| in or into a high place; high or higher up |
acidulous
4
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar |
acoustics
5
| support; active pleading on behalf of something |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
addle
6
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent |
| science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
agenda
7
| act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
| having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
algorithm
8
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| established procedure for solving problem |
| faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time |
ambience
9
| event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event |
| in or into a high place; high or higher up |
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
anticlimax
10
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
| eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter |
| particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |