ACT Reading Vocabulary

#1

100

Depict means...

to show or represent

200

Mysterious or secret.... 

Arcane 

300

To absorb all the attention or interest of...

Engross

400

Having or showing feeling of superiority... 

Condescending 

#2

100

Entirely or fully...

Wholly 

200

A sentimental longing for or affection for the past...

Nostalgia 

300

Dismay means.... 

distress, typically caused by something unexpected. 

400

Cumbersome means... 

1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use

2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient

#3

100

Erode means... 

to become ground down or deteriorate. 

200

Unable to be broken apart... 

Indissoluble 

300

Impervious means... 

Unable to be affected by

400

Following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence... 

Consecutive

#4

100

Solemn means... 

Serious ; formal & dignified. 

200

Aloof means.... 

Not friendly or forthcoming ; distant. 

300

Having a really strong taste or smell 

Pungent 

400

Having a double meaning...

Ambiguous 

#5

100

Correspond means...

to have a close similarity ; match or agree almost exactly. 

200

Pensive means... 

engaged in or involving reflecting in deep thought. 

300

Sluggish & apathetic... 

Lethargic

400

Antagonize means.. 

to cause someone to become hostile.