ACT Vocabulary Terms Sets 1-5

verb: stick completely to a surface or substance or believe in and follow the practices of

• compensate

• adhere

• complement

• bear

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

adjective: large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; slow or complicated and therefore inefficient.

• corollary

• arcane

• ambiguous

• cumbersome

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Identify the appropriate definition for the underlined vocabulary term in the following sentence: The program presents a critical analysis of the government's strategies.

• verb: have a mutual relationship or connection

• adjective: having or showing a feeling of superiority

• adjective: having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis

• adjective: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Identify the appropriate part of speech for underlined vocabulary term in the following sentence: He seemed a dynamic and energetic leader.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the appropriate part of speech for the underlined vocabulary term used in the following sentence: Her hair fell softly around her face and she had an ethereal glow about her.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the appropriate part of speech for the underlined vocabulary term used in the following sentence: There was a general disposition to ignore the problem.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Identify the appropriate part of speech for the underlined vocabulary term used in the following sentence: His disinclined assistance made me regret my decision to ask for help.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the appropriate part of speech for the underlined vocabulary term used in the following sentence: He drew the corollary, that freedom mattered last as well as first.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Identify the appropriate part of speech for the underlined vocabulary term used in the following sentence: The artist did not depict emotion: he depicted the subjects that produce emotion.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Identify the appropriate part of speech for the underlined vocabulary term used in the following sentence: I shall digress for a moment to discuss the subject of fraud, a topic with which we are always concerned.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6