9 ACT Vocab

Someone who is quick with words is likely to offer what kind of explanation?

• labored
• facile
• chivalrous
• altruistic

A knight’s honorable actions can be described as:

• chivalrous
• diffident
• facile
• insidious

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

Which of the following is another word for leniency?

• discrepancy
• diffident
• altruistic
• clemency

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Based on its use in the following passage, which is the best synonym for benefactor: "Every so often, news stories report on a surprising development after someone’s death. In these cases, a seemingly ordinary person bequeaths a surprisingly large amount of money to a school, medical center, or charitable organization. Usually, the unlikely benefactor was not known to be a millionaire."

• teacher
• doctor
• patron
• deceased

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

When you agree to something, you offer your:

• assent
• clemency
• dearth
• facile

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

An altruistic act could be described as:

• shocking
• selfish
• tragic
• selfless

Based on its use in the following passage, which is the best definition of discrepancy? "These stories capture people’s imaginations not only because of the remarkable thoughtfulness shown by their subjects but also because of the striking discrepancy between the person’s diffident lifestyle and the extraordinarily generous gift he or she leaves behind."

• similarity
• difference
• amount of time
• distance

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Based on its use in the following passage, which is the best definition of diffident? "These stories capture people’s imaginations not only because of the remarkable thoughtfulness shown by their subjects but also because of the striking discrepancy between the person’s diffident lifestyle and the extraordinarily generous gift he or she leaves behind."

• unusaul
• modest
• brash
• flashy

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

All of our families came to the airport to wish us well as we set out to ______ on the European adventure of a lifetime.

• embark
• dearth
• assent
• clemency

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

How do you account for the _____ of old-fashioned family doctors willing to make house calls?

• clemency
• diffident
• altruistic
• dearth

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.11-12.3