College-prep vocabulary words tuned to ACT reading and English passages, with concise definitions.
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- abate
- to reduce in amount or intensity
- aberration
- a deviation from what is normal or expected
- abscond
- to leave secretly or hastily
- aesthetic
- concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
- alleviate
- to make something less severe or serious
- ambiguous
- open to more than one interpretation
- ambivalent
- having mixed or conflicting feelings
- ameliorate
- to make something better or improve
- anachronism
- something from a different time period that is out of place
- analogous
- comparable in certain respects; similar
- anecdote
- a short amusing story about a real incident or person
- animosity
- strong dislike or hatred
- anomaly
- something that differs from what is standard or expected
- antithetical
- directly opposed or contrasted with something
- apathy
- lack of interest or emotion