ACT Vocabulary Words 136-150

Perpetual

• continuing or enduring forever; everlasting

• to treat with disdain

• to confuse someone

• to have more than one pet

Philanthropy

• The hatred of mankind; wanting your fellowman to fail

• a covering over a porch or patio that protects from rain and sun

• altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.

• an extremely stingy and selfish person

Pious

• a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin

• to obscure or sully something

• permeable by water, air, etc.

• having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.

Ponderous

• of great weight; heavy; massive.

• lively and exciting

• the light, soft wood of this tree, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses, ships, etc.

• to confuse someone

Pragmatic

• A German composer, organist, and theorist.

• passion, unmoved by joy or grief

• of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

• without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic

Preclude

• incapable of being true, as a rumor.

• unendurable; insufferable

• to treat with disdain or contempt

• to exclude or debar from something:

Prerequisite

• needed later

• part of retirement

• required beforehand:

• complete apathy

Prodigal

• someone who is lost

• having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future

• stingy and thrifty

• wastefully or recklessly extravagant; lavishly abundant; profuse

Profuse

• made or done freely and abundantly

• practicing thrift or economical management; frugal

• three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways

• a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.

Proximity

• nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

• far away or far off

• a group gathered for a special purpose or task:

• an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf.