Lessons 1-7 ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

Front

What is the main point of a text?

Back

Gist

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What does it mean to recommend or speak in favor of something?

Back

Advocate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What term means to sharpen, increase, or whet?

Back

Hone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

What is the term for lacking spirit or interest, being halfhearted?

Back

Lackadaisical

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

What term refers to the style of fiction related to the middle ages, often mysterious and grotesque?

Back

Gothic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What does 'gaff' mean in the context of a mistake or blunder?

Back

A social blunder or faux pas.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

What does 'imbue' mean?

Back

To inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

What does 'obtrude' mean?

Back

To impose oneself or one's ideas on others.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is the meaning of 'laggard'?

Back

A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What does 'nepotism' refer to?

Back

Favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E