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Junior ACT Vocab. Unit #1. abase. v. deprive of self-esteem, confidence. abstinence. n. denial of an indulgence or appetite. abstract. adj. apart from actual, specific, concrete ideas or events. abstruse. adj. hard to understand. accessible. adj. easy to approach or enter. acclaim.
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Junior ACT Vocab Unit #1
abase • v. deprive of self-esteem, confidence
abstinence • n. denial of an indulgence or appetite
abstract • adj. apart from actual, specific, concrete ideas or events
abstruse • adj. hard to understand
accessible • adj. easy to approach or enter
acclaim • n. enthusiastic approval or welcome I showed much acclaim for this movie!
acquiesce • v. to submit without protest
adept • adj. skilled
adherence • n. faithful attachment
adroit • adj. expert, skilled, or nimble
adulation • n. excessive adoration or admiration Self-adulation
advocate • v. to speak or write in favor of
aesthetic • adj. related to beauty The aesthetics of the Sistine Ceiling.
affable • adj. easy to approach or talk to Who is affable? Who is not?
affluence • n. abundance of wealth
WORD POWER • a/an – not, without • achromatic • anhydrous • a – on • atop • ashore • ab/abs – from, away, off • abnormal • absent • ac,ad to, toward, near • accelerate • accessible • acro- top, height, tip, beginning • acrobat • acronym