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ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

ACT Power Plus Vocabulary. Lesson Twelve. halacyon – (adj.) calm; pleasant The severe windstorm interrupted the otherwise halcyon week. Synonyms. Antonyms. troubled tumultuous. tranquil unruffled. fastidious – (adj.) hard to please; fussy My neighbor is a fastidious housekeeper.

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ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

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  1. ACT Power PlusVocabulary Lesson Twelve

  2. halacyon – (adj.) calm; pleasantThe severe windstorm interrupted the otherwise halcyon week. Synonyms Antonyms troubled tumultuous • tranquil • unruffled

  3. fastidious – (adj.) hard to please; fussyMy neighbor is a fastidious housekeeper. Synonyms Antonyms casual lax • meticulous • exacting

  4. badinage – (n.) playful, teasing talkWhat began as badinage quickly escalated to cutting insults. Synonyms • chaff • joking

  5. malapropism – (n.) a word humorously misusedHe used a malapropism when he said “conspite” in place of “inspire.” Synonyms • Bunkerism

  6. garner – v.) to gather; to acquireDuring the fall harvest, extra workers were hired to garner the crops. Synonyms • collect • harvest

  7. kismet – (n.) destiny; fate; fortune (one’s lot in life)She thought her kismet was to be a veterinarian until she failed her biology lab.

  8. hegira – (n.) flight; escapeThe flooding caused a mass hegira from the city.

  9. paradigm – (n.) a model; an exampleThe class regarded Kate as a paradigm of good manners.

  10. debauchery – (n.) corruption; self-indulgenceJonas was once wealthy, but a life of gambling and debauchery left him with nothing. Synonyms • excess • dissipation

  11. milieu – (n.) environment; settingThe poet felt that his proper milieu was the untouched wilderness of Alaska.

  12. regress – (v.) to move backwardIf he took the job offer, Tyler felt that his career might regress rather than move forward.

  13. bilious – (adj.) bad tempered; crossNo one could stand being in the same room with Sam when he was in a bilious mood. Synonyms Antonyms pleasant • grouchy • cantankerous

  14. necromancy – (n.) magic, especially that practiced by a witchPuritans often executed people who had supposedly practiced necromancy. Synonyms • black magic • conjuring

  15. gumption – (n.) courage and initiative; common senseIt takes a lot of gumption to succeed in this fast-paced society. Synonyms • enterprise • aggressiveness • drive

  16. blandishment – (n.) flatteryThe salesman’s blandishments did not convince me to buy the expensive watch. Synonyms • overpraise • bootlicking

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