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ACT VOCABULARY

ACT VOCABULARY. UNIT #5. compatible. adj. capable of existing or living together. concession. n. the act of admitting a point claimed by argument; accepting something as true. Al Gore’s concession to George W. Bush. condolence.

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ACT VOCABULARY

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  1. ACT VOCABULARY UNIT #5

  2. compatible • adj. capable of existing or living together

  3. concession • n. the act of admitting a point claimed by argument; accepting something as true Al Gore’s concession to George W. Bush

  4. condolence • n. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorry

  5. conducive • adj. contribute, helpful, favorable conducive Not conducive

  6. consign • v. to transfer to another’s custody or charge

  7. consolidate • v. to bring together into a single or unified whole

  8. contemporary • adj. of the present time

  9. contingency • n. dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty

  10. copious • adj. large in quantity or number

  11. cursory • adj. going rapidly over something without noticing detail

  12. dearth • n. an inadequate supply, scarcity

  13. debase • v. to reduce in quality or value

  14. decimate • v. to destroy a great number or portion of The flood decimated hundreds of crops on the farmland.

  15. decorum • n. dignified behavior, speech, dress, etc.

  16. defile • v. to make foul, dirty, or unclean

  17. WORD POWER • cide, cid, cis – kill, cut • pesticide • genocide • para – beside, beyond • parachute • paralegal • pseudo – false, artificial • pseudonym • pseudoscience • – ness state or quality of • happiness • sadness • – ance, ancy act; process; quality; state of being • fancy • distance

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