ACT Vocabulary Units 3-4

3. of or related to cooking or the kitchen
5. slight and pardonable offense; easily excused
7. lacking in courage; cowardly
11. to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
12. to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
14. a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
16. to give or pass on as an inheritance
17. cool and confident, unconcerned
18. an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
24. to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
25. proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
27. to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury
28. to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment
29. so unimportant that it can be disregarded
30. strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
31. to erase, obliterate, destroy
32. knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
34. to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
35. plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
37. to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
38. to make permanent or long lasting

1. spiteful, showing ill will
2. officially attached or connected to an organization
3. to move toward one point, approach closer together
4. exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
6. not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
8. to scatter, spread far and wide
9. a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
10. forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
13. an enemy, opponent
15. stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
19. an accomplishment, the act of achieving
20. refined in manner or style, suave
21. to pay debt, settle an account
22. having limits; lasting for a limited time
23. find (something) out for certain; make sure of
26. to compel, force
33. a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time
36. a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
38. inflicting or aiming at punishment