ACT Reading Vocabulary II

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Antagonize (verb)

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cause someone to become hostile

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Discrepancy (noun)

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a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

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Compensate (verb)

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

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Devoid (adjective)

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entirely lacking or free from

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Contour (noun)

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an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something

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Antagonist (noun)

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a character or force in conflict with the main character

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Context (noun)

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the circumstances or setting surrounding an event or idea

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Connotation (noun)

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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

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Denotation (noun)

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the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

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Inference (noun)

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning