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ACT Words 1-20

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

analyze

a)

to get and keep

b)

to form or make something; to create and write something

c)

to have a close connection with something

d)

to study something closely and carefully

2.

compose

a)

to move in one direction, hit a surface, then move in a different

(usually opposite) direction

b)

to form or make something; to create and write something; to create a piece of music, specifically

c)

to make someone or something different in some way;

to see or state (talk or write about) the difference between two or more things

d)

to form an opinion or guess from evidence or what can be known

3.

engage

a)

to get and keep

b)

to study something closely

c)

to form or make something

d)

to happen, go, or come before

4.

demean

a)

to have a close connection with something

b)

to cause (someone or something) to seem less important or less worthy of respect

c)

to change or develop slowly, often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state

d)

to stick to something; to attach firmly to something

5.

latent

a)

unnecessary because it is repeating something else

b)

happening very soon

c)

describes something that is there (it exists) but is not active and cannot be seen

d)

not involved in what’s happening; unfriendly; unconcerned

6.

correlate

a)

to become known or apparent; to rise or come into view

b)

to grow or develop quickly

c)

to pretend to feel or be affected by

d)

to have a close connection with something; to show that a close connection exists between (two or more things)

7.

redundant

a)

quietly sad or thoughtful

b)

unnecessary because it is repeating something else

c)

able to be used without being completely depleted or destroyed

d)

expressing opinions and judgments (often negative) about someone or something

8.

evolve

a)

to change or develop slowly, often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state

b)

to stick to something; to attach firmly to something

c)

to make someone or something different in some way

d)

to leave out (someone or something); to not include

9.

adhere

a)

to study something closely and carefully

b)

to leave out (someone or something); to not include

c)

to stick to something; to attach firmly to something

d)

to form an opinion or guess from evidence or what can be known

10.

imminent

a)

not involved in what’s happening; unfriendly; unconcerned

b)

extremely important

c)

quietly sad or thoughtful

d)

happening very soon

11.

differentiate

a)

to move in one direction, hit a surface, then move in a different

(usually opposite) direction

b)

to make someone or something different in some way

c)

to stick to something; to attach firmly to something

d)

to cause (someone or something) to seem less important or less worthy of respect

12.

omit

a)

to happen, go, or come before

b)

to form an opinion or guess from evidence or what can be known

c)

to get and keep

d)

to leave out (someone or something); to not include

to fail to do (followed by to + verb) something

13.

precede

a)

to form an opinion or guess from evidence or what can be known

b)

to form or make something; to create and write something; to create a piece of music, specifically

c)

to happen, go, or come before

d)

to leave out (someone or something); to not include

14.

reflect

a)

to move in one direction, hit a surface, then move in a different

(usually opposite) direction

b)

to form an opinion or guess from evidence or what can be known

c)

to change or develop slowly, often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state

d)

to cause (someone or something) to seem less important or less worthy of respect

15.

aloof

a)

not involved in what’s happening; unfriendly; unconcerned

b)

extremely important

c)

quietly sad or thoughtful

d)

happening very soon

16.

infer

a)

to change or develop slowly, often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state

b)

to form an opinion or guess from evidence or what can be known

c)

to make someone or something different in some way

d)

to leave out (someone or something); to not include

17.

critical

a)

quietly sad or thoughtful

b)

unnecessary because it is repeating something else

c)

able to be used without being completely depleted or destroyed

d)

expressing opinions and judgments (often negative) about someone or something

18.

mishap

a)

a wrong answer on a test

b)

a spilled frappuccino

c)

a small mistake or a bit of bad luck; a little accident

d)

shoes that do not match

19.

pensive

a)

unnecessary because it is repeating something else

b)

quietly sad or thoughtful

c)

describes something that is there (it exists) but is not active and cannot be seen

d)

not involved in what’s happening; unfriendly; unconcerned

20.

sustainable

a)

able to last or continue for a long time

b)

unnecessary because it is repeating something else

c)

able to be used without being completely depleted or destroyed

d)

expressing opinions and judgments (often negative) about someone or something