ACT Vocabulary Words: February

What is the definition of 'cumbersome'?

• stick fast to (a surface or substance).

• cause someone to become hostile

• large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

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What does 'efficient' mean?

• large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

• (especially of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

• a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

• extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

What is the definition of 'residual'?

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• (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

• draw from specific cases for more general cases

• lacking in movement, action, or change

What does it mean to 'antagonize' someone?

• make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect

• used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is

• large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

• cause someone to become hostile

How would you define 'prolong'?

• lengthen or extend in duration or space

• reduce the speed of; lose velocity; move more slowly

• show or represent

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What is a 'hypothesis'?

• make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect

• lasting for a very short time

• used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is

• a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

What does it mean to 'generalize'?

• used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is

• (especially of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

• believe in and follow the practices of.

• draw from specific cases for more general cases

How would you describe 'decelerate'?

• reduce the speed of; lose velocity; move more slowly

• lengthen or extend in duration or space

• (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

• large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

What is 'compassion'?

• cause someone to become hostile

• show or represent

• extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

• concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

How would you define 'depict'?

• lacking in movement, action, or change

• make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect

• have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly

• show or represent