ACT Vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
Abrasive
Prefix: A-
Definition: A wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction
Example: I rubbed the wood down with abrasive paper.
Abasement
Prefix: Ab-
Definition: The state of being lowered in rank
Example: The general delights in the abasement of his officers.
Abrogate
Prefix: Ab-
Definition: To repeal or do away with
Example: The board is going to abrogate the workers’ rights policy.
Abstain
Ab-
To restrain oneself from doing something, To decline to vote or participate
The representative abstained from voting in ratifying the new law.
Abstemious
Abs-
Not self-indulgent
We were abstemious since we only had one bottle.
Abdicate
Ab-
To renounce one’s throne, Fail to undertake
The King abdicated from the throne, giving it to his younger brother.
Abduction
Ab-
The act of taking someone away forcibly against their will
There was an abduction of a 5-year-old a few days ago by the park.
Abjure
Ab-
To solemnly renounce
He is going to abjure Catholicism.
Abrade
A-
Scrape or wear away by friction
The mountain was slowly abraded away through time.
Abeyance
Ab-
A state of temporary disuse or pause
The constructions were held in abeyance because of the weather.
Abnormal
Ab-
Deviating away from what is normal
The way he cut up the meat was abnormal.
Manufacture
Make or fabricate on a large scale using machinery
They manufacture cars in large plants in small cities and towns.
Activate
Make something operative, To convert into a reactive form
She had to activate the machine for it to work.
Aerial
Aer-
To exist or operate in the air
There was an aerial force above London going to fight.
Aeronaut
Aer-
A traveler in a flying craft
The man was an aeronaut with his hot-air balloon.
Aeronautics
Aer-
The science or practice of travel through the air
The man was studying aeronautics so he could design planes.
Aerostat
Aer-
A lighter-than-air aircraft
She wanted to buy an aerostat, like a blimp.
Agrarian
Ag-
Relating to farm lands or fields, or farmers
The countryside is full of agrarian landscapes.
Ambidextrous
Ambi-
The ability to use both hands with equal and skilled dexterity
My friends can write with both hands since he’s ambidextrous.
Ambiguous
Ambi-
Doubtful or uncertainty, To imply or see in two ways
The smile he gave me was ambiguous.
Amphibious
Amph-
Adapted to both land and water
Frogs are amphibious animals.
Perambulate
To travel on foot
We wanted to perambulate through the park.
Amicable
Ami-
Characterized by friendliness
The attendants were very amicable to us.
Amity
Ami-
Friendly relations between nations
The two nations were in a time of amity for the first time in a while.
