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Week 13 ACT Words

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This deck covers vocabulary words from Week 13 ACT preparation, focusing on definitions and meanings.

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Insatiable greed for riches

Avarice
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
Insatiable greed for riches
Avarice
Not quick or alert in perception
Obtuse
To distribute, spread around, often referring to the spread of ideas
Disseminate
Always considering advantages, often devious
Calculating
To satisfy fully
Satiate
An introductory portion
Preamble
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Week 13 ACT Words
TermDefinition
Insatiable greed for riches
Avarice
Not quick or alert in perception
Obtuse
To distribute, spread around, often referring to the spread of ideas
Disseminate
Always considering advantages, often devious
Calculating
To satisfy fully
Satiate
An introductory portion
Preamble
Support, strengthen
Bolster
Extreme nationalism often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy
Jingoism
Relating to the internal organs; bringing about a gut reaction
Visceral
A procession of persons on horseback
Cavalcade
A servant employed to work the land
Serf
Bias, bent, tendency
Propensity