Lessons 1-7 ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

Front

Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices.

Back

Nepotism

Front

To make afraid; to discourage.

Back

Daunt

Front

To prepare for an event or an action.

Back

Gird

Front

Of the middle ages; of or relating to mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction.

Back

Gothic

Front

To resent another's success; to envy.

Back

Begrudge

Front

A state of uncertainty or flux; a change or movement.

Back

Flux

Front

A small, miserable dwelling; an open shed.

Back

Hovel

Front

A strategy or maneuver, especially in a game or conversation.

Back

Gambit

Front

To eat greedily; to fill oneself with food.

Back

Gorge

Front

A feeling of great happiness; bliss.

Back

Felicity