ACT Vocab List #1

The makers of Tylenol advertise that it _____________ pain.

• mollifies

• anomalous

• castigates

• alleviates

This word means, "to lessen the severity, sometimes of an offense."

• mitigate

• diatribe

• vitriolic

• enigma

This word means, "filled with bitter criticism or malice."

• vitriolic

• eclectic

• discerning

• diatribe

This word means, "make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense."

• reprimand

• assuage

• mollify

• castigate

In Star Wars A New Hope, what are the tiny humanoid desert scavengers called?

• Hutts

• Tusken Raiders

• Wookies

• Jawas

Which of these words means, "a rebuke, especially an official one?"

• anomalous

• castigate

• reprimand

• tirade

Just a reminder that I love geography: There's a giant red rock in the middle of Australia. What's it called?

• Giant's Causeway

• Ayer's Rock

• Rock of Gibraltar

• El Capitan

This word basically means, "to give a REALLY strong reprimand."

• castigate

• mollify

• assuage

• enigma

What is a diatribe?

• It's when two indigenous groups meet for a conference.

• It's when you draw inspiration from several different places.

• It's a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

• It's a rare turtle that breathes through its anus.

Our schedule has not been normal lately, in fact, you might say that it has been ________________.

• anomalous

• paradox

• vitriolic

• aesthetic