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ACT/SAT Vocabulary Unit 15

ACT/SAT Vocabulary Unit 15. (THE LAST ONE!). Adamant. ( adj ) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n) an extremely hard substance Ant : flexible , pliable. Definitive. ( adj ) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

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ACT/SAT Vocabulary Unit 15

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  1. ACT/SAT Vocabulary Unit 15 (THE LAST ONE!)

  2. Adamant • (adj) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n) an extremely hard substance • Ant: flexible, pliable

  3. Definitive • (adj) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done • Syn: exhaustive, authoritative • Ant: tentative, inconclusive

  4. Demeanor • (n) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien • Syn: conduct, bearing

  5. Enigmatic • (adj) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood • Syn: baffling, mysterious • Ant: intelligible, fathomable

  6. Impromptu • (adj, adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation • Syn: spontaneous, unrehearsed • Ant: prepared, premeditated POP QUIZ!

  7. Mollify • (v) to soften make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity • Ant: enrage, anger

  8. Remit • (v) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer • Syn: absolve, abate

  9. Challenge Word: Curtail • (v) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce • Syn:abbreviate, abridge • Ant: protract, extend

  10. Challenge Word: Deference • (n) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior • Syn: respect, consideration • Ant: contempt, disdain

  11. Challenge Word: Thwart • (v) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate • Syn: foil, baffle • Ant: assist, abet

  12. NO MORE VOCABULARY!

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