ACT VOCABULARY
UNIT #5
compatible
 adj. capable of existing or living together
concession
 n. the act of admitting a point claimed by
argument; accepting something as true
Al Gore’s concession to
George W. Bush
condolence
 n. expression of sympathy with a person
who is suffering sorry
conducive
 adj. contribute, helpful, favorable
conducive
Not conducive
consign
 v. to transfer to another’s custody or
charge
consolidate
 v. to bring together into a single or unified
whole
contemporary
 adj. of the present time
contingency
 n. dependence on chance or on the
fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty
copious
 adj. large in quantity or number
cursory
 adj. going rapidly over something
without noticing detail
dearth
 n. an inadequate supply, scarcity
debase
 v. to reduce in quality or value
decimate
 v. to destroy a great number or portion of
The flood decimated
hundreds of crops on
the farmland.
decorum
 n. dignified behavior, speech, dress, etc.
defile
 v. to make foul, dirty, or unclean
WORD POWER
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cide, cid, cis – kill, cut
 pesticide
 genocide
para – beside, beyond
 parachute
 paralegal
 pseudo – false, artificial
 pseudonym
 pseudoscience
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– ness state or quality of
 happiness
 sadness
 – ance, ancy act; process; quality;
state of being
 fancy
 distance
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