Lesson 17 - Vocabulary Power Plus ACT - Book G

premise means to

• set or determine the amount of, as a payment

• spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

• base on something preexisting and given

• call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

Which of the following is commonly done with gusto?

• singing

• reading

• whining

• panting

Which of the following could best be described as reprehensible?

• being known as the smartest student in a class

• a flower symbolizing life in a poem

• stealing candy from a child

• taking good care of one's younger siblings

remote means

• distant

• cheery

• vicious

• frequent

We figure out how to cope, how to adapt, and eventually things do get back to normal.

Source: Booked

In this sentence, cope means to

• find out

• dress up

• break down

• make do

deceptive means

• dishonorable

• representative

• curious

• satisfied

“I learn quickly,” she added, hoping that it didn’t sound vain.

Source: Gathering Blue

In this sentence, vain means

• conceited

• belligerent

• tentative

• controversial

engrossed means

• resentful

• consecutive

• stubborn

• attentive

facilitate means to

• deduce or construe

• acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

• make easier

• entrap

premise means

• a statement that is held to be true

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• a threat or the act of threatening

• rule of personal conduct