ACT Vocabulary
Across
- 3. to hypnotize
- 4. a loud quarrel or fight
- 7. to mislead or fool
- 8. to surround; to besiege; to harass
- 9. able to use both hands equally well
- 15. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
- 16. to lie
- 18. One who receives benefits
- 20. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
- 23. to scold or rebuke severely and at length
- 26. to stop; discontinue
- 27. a maneuver or action use to gain an advantage
- 28. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
- 30. to make afraid; to discourage
- 31. Useless; pointless
- 33. Sly or cunning intelligence
- 35. obligated loyalty or faithfulness
- 39. cowardly and treacherous
- 40. manner of walking
- 41. a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation
- 42. an exit; a means of going out
- 43. to recommend; to speak in favor of
- 46. a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
- 49. the main point
- 50. a slow person, especially one who falls behind
- 53. feeling great dismay or horror
- 54. To turn away feelings or affections
- 55. to eat or swallow greedily
- 56. Self-confidence
- 58. death; a ceasing to exist
- 60. to pretend
- 62. one sent on a special mission to represent others
- 63. an influential person; a member of an elite group
- 69. mentally ill; insane
- 71. a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
- 72. obvious; too conspicuous
- 76. In a state of violent or destructive rage
- 77. easily angered
- 79. to prepare for an event or action
- 81. weird; mysterious; strange and frightening
- 83. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction
- 84. capable of error
- 86. inactive; unproductive
- 88. a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
- 91. to exchange words; to discuss casually
- 95. attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods
- 96. Dreamily thoughtful
- 99. a wretched living place; an open shed
- 101. (v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
- 103. a submissive, servile follower
- 104. something that covers
- 106. to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner
- 108. favoritism shown to a family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
- 110. Scarcity, lack ant: abundance
- 112. to sharpen
- 114. a line of people or vehicles
- 116. in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
- 118. to tear (flesh) jaggedly
- 119. a state of continual change or movement
- 120. having similar origin, nature, or character
- 122. Warlike
- 123. personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
- 125. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light
- 127. Morally unrestrained
- 128. believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
- 129. a small amount
- 130. extreme poverty
- 131. a storehouse for grain
- 132. to mix up or distort
Down
- 1. a flood; an overwhelming rush
- 2. to ask; to inquire
- 5. a person who believes in the superiority of their group
- 6. An aristocrat
- 10. the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death
- 11. to obliterate; to wipe out
- 12. glaringly bad; outrageous
- 13. to please
- 14. pertaining to or constituting a major crime
- 16. to calm down
- 17. the choice members or best of a group
- 19. (n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
- 21. having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
- 22. a dictator with absolute power
- 24. A person who believes in the equality of all people
- 25. delayed
- 29. an occupant; inhabitant
- 32. spotless; perfect
- 34. lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren
- 36. gluey; sticky
- 37. to combine; to mix together
- 38. to drink in large quantities; to gulp
- 44. a false and malicious accusation
- 45. to attract by offering reward or pleasure
- 47. to waste time; to loiter
- 48. No longer used or useful; very old
- 51. a beginner
- 52. to produce; to make happen
- 54. an associate; a partner
- 57. Very wicked
- 59. to drink (especially alcohol)
- 61. to act slavishly submissive
- 64. a coin collector
- 65. (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
- 66. to inspire or influence; to saturate
- 67. a pole with a large hook on one end
- 68. to give life to
- 70. to resent another's success; to envy
- 73. a funeral rite or ceremony
- 74. to steal
- 75. moral deterioration
- 78. anything having existence, either physical or mystical
- 79. beginning; origin
- 80. happiness; bliss
- 82. to escape notice; to get away from
- 85. a lover of books
- 87. great destruction; chaos
- 89. to complain
- 90. To force oneself into a situation uninvited
- 92. of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin
- 93. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
- 94. to cheat or swindle; to thwart
- 97. to draw or bring out
- 98. to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion
- 100. narcotic; causing sleep or relief
- 102. to grow embittered over time; to rot
- 105. uninterested; listless
- 107. to hinder; to obstruct
- 109. Universal
- 111. worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
- 113. shameless boldness
- 115. deep-seated hostility, often mutual
- 117. to waste time
- 121. a feeling of uneasiness
- 124. a sermon
- 126. to hint at, to refer to indirectly