Week 10 ACT Vocabulary

The _______________ teacher was an excellent presenter. 

• adept

• aspire

• languid

• cryptic

The student ____________________ to become a college graduate. 

• aspired

• adept

• adjunct

• chided

Nothing seemed to live in the __________________ milieu.

• aspire

• despicable

• bleak

• adept

The teacher __________________ little Billy until the poor child cried. 

• chided

• challenger

• bribed

• praised

The ___________________________ man committed a heinous crime.  

• elaborate

• despicable

• bleak

• aspire

The ___________________ but powerful halfback from Syracuse was one of the lightest men ever to play professional football.

• diminutive

• emancipate

• erroneous

• exploit

Sergeant Alvin York was awarded this nation’s highest honor for his many daring _____________ during World War I.

• aspire

• exploits

• erroneous

• chide

How can you ___________________ to work in the space program when you haven’t even been able to pass your science and math course?

• despicable

• extemporaneous

• adept

• aspire

The master silversmith was extraordinarily _________________ in the use of simple hand tools.

• adept

• despicable

• emancipated

• chide

It is worse than useless to ________________ children for misbehaving without giving them an opportunity to behave better.

• diminutive

• despicable

• bleak

• chide