10th Grade ACT Vocabulary
Unit #12
maladroit
• Adj. unskillful; awkward; tactless
mandatory
• Adj. authoritatively ordered; obligatory
maudlin
• Adj. tearfully or weakly emotional
mendicant
• Adj. begging; characteristics of a beggar
mentor
• N. a wise and trusted counselor, teacher,
or supporter
mettle
• N. courage; disposition or temperament
mien
• N. demeanor; as showing good character
militant
• N. a person engaged in warfare or combat
misanthrope
• N. a hater of humankind
miscreant
• N. a person who behaves badly; a villain
mollify
• V. to pacify or appease; to soften in feeling
mosque
• N. a Muslim temple or place of public
worship
mull
• V. to study; ponder
mutable
• Adj. liable or subject to change; inconstant
mystic
• Adj. pertaining to mysteries known only to
certain people
There is a picture
somewhere on this
slide; however, I only
know where it is. It’s
mystic to you. 
Word Power
• 16. aer, aero – air, atmosphere, gas, aviation
– Aerospace
– Aeronautical
• 17. ge, geo – earth, ground, soil
– Geology
– Geothermal energy
• 18. magn – large
– Magnify
– Magnificent
• 19. syn, sym, syl, sys - together, with
– Synchronize
– system
• 20. – ize cause to form; resemble; become like; make
– Prioritize
– Harmonize