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ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

Enhance your vocabulary with key words such as bombast, orthography, paleontology, and more. Learn their meanings and usage to improve your language skills effectively.

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ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

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  1. ACT Power PlusVocabulary Lesson Fourteen

  2. bombast – (n.) impressive but meaningless languagePlease, professor, spare me the bombast; just give me the facts.

  3. orthography – (n.) correct spellingAnne’s excellent spelling grades are testament to her grasp of orthography.

  4. paleontology – (n.) a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossilsThe expert in paleontology dated the skeleton to 2000 B.C.

  5. recoil – (v.) to retreat; to draw backLiz recoiled from the harsh words as though she had been struck.

  6. panache – (n.) self-confidence; a showy mannerThe actor always exhibited great panache, so his first appearance on the talk show didn’t make him the least bit nervous. Synonyms • charisma • spirit

  7. saturnine – (adj.) gloomy; sluggishThe hostess’s saturnine attitude caused the party to end early. Synonyms Antonyms genial • sullen • morose

  8. endemic – (adj.) confined to a particular country or areaOnce it had been endemic to Africa, but now it is becoming a world-wide epidemic. Synonyms Antonyms alien foreign • native • indigenous

  9. mendacious – (adj.) lying; false; deceitfulEveryone knows the politician is mendacious, yet voters keep talking about electing her. Synonyms Antonyms truthful • duplicitous

  10. obviate – (v.) to prevent; to get aroundThey delayed the release of the film in order to obviate a barrage of criticism. Synonyms • circumvent

  11. paroxysm – (n.) a sudden outburst; a fitThe class, in a paroxysm of laughter, went silent as soon as the principal walked into the room. Synonym • outburst • commotion

  12. aggrandize– (v.) 1) to increase the range of; to expand; 2) to make appear largerMuch of what they did was not intended to aide their country, but to aggrandize their own positions. Synonyms Antonyms 1) decrease; diminish 2) belittle; devalue • 1) enlarge; augment; enrich • 2) exaggerate; embellish

  13. deign – (v.) to lower oneself before an inferior“After what she did to me, I would not deign to say hello to her,” said Mary about her former best friend. Synonyms • stoop • condescend

  14. flaunt – (v.) to show offSome people flaunt their wealth by buying islands. Synonyms Antonyms conceal • boast • exhibit

  15. shibboleth – (n.) a word of pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular groupPronouncing “creek” as “crick” is a shibboleth of people in mid-Atlantic states.

  16. elicit – (v.) to draw forth; to call forthThe attorney tried to elicit a response from his client, but the man remained silent. Synonyms Antonyms cover suppress • evoke • extract

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