PrepScholar's Top 150 ACT Vocabulary Words

facilitate

• verb - make an action or process easy or easier

• noun - a person who makes things difficult

• adjective - causing confusion or complexity

• adverb - in a manner that is hard to understand

deficit

• noun - the amount by which something is too small

• verb - to increase in size

• adjective - lacking in quantity

• adverb - to do something insufficiently

hurtle

• verb - move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner

• noun - a slow and steady movement

• adjective - moving in a straight line

• adverb - moving with great caution

evolve

• verb - develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form

• noun - a sudden change or transformation

• adjective - remaining the same over time

• adverb - in a straightforward manner

demean

• verb - cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something

• noun - a type of behavior that is considered rude or disrespectful

• adjective - characterized by a lack of respect or dignity

• verb - to elevate someone's status or reputation

hardship

• noun - severe suffering or deprivation

• noun - a state of happiness

• noun - a type of fruit

• noun - a form of entertainment

eclipse

• a noun describing a celestial event where one body moves into the shadow of another

• a noun indicating a loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another person or thing

• a verb meaning to overshadow or surpass

• a noun referring to a temporary state of darkness

emerge

• verb - to disappear suddenly

• verb - to become apparent, important, or prominent

• verb - to remain hidden

• verb - to become less important

devoid

• adjective - entirely lacking or free from

• noun - a state of emptiness

• verb - to fill completely

• adverb - in a manner that is full

disposition

• a person's inherent qualities of mind and character

• a temporary state of mind

• a legal arrangement for property distribution

• a method of organizing thoughts