1200 ACT Words in 30 Days

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1: abate Speak
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
2: aberrant Speak
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
3: abeyance Speak
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
4: abhor Speak
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
5: abolish Speak
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
6: abominable Speak
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
7: aboriginal Speak
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
8: abortive Speak
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
9: abrasive Speak
rubbing away; tending to grind down
10: abstain Speak
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
11: abstruse Speak
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
12: abundant Speak
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
13: abut Speak
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
14: abysmal Speak
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
15: accede Speak
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
16: accentuate Speak
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
17: acclaim Speak
applaud; announce with great approval
18: accrue Speak
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
19: acoustics Speak
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
20: acquiesce Speak
assent; agree without protesting
21: acrid Speak
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
22: acumen Speak
mental keenness; quickness of perception
23: addendum Speak
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
24: adherent Speak
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
25: admonish Speak
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
26: adorn Speak
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
27: adroit Speak
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
28: advent Speak
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
29: advocacy Speak
support; active pleading on behalf of something
30: affable Speak
easily approachable; warmly friendly
31: affinity Speak
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
32: affirmation Speak
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
33: affront Speak
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
34: aggregate Speak
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
35: aghast Speak
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
36: agility Speak
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
37: agitate Speak
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
38: agitation Speak
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
39: agrarian Speak
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
40: alchemy Speak
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming