1. Anthem SAT/ACT/AIMS Vocabulary

2. Advocate Pronunciation: AD vuh kate Support of an idea or cause

3. Discern Pronunciation: deh SURN To differentiate between two or more things

4. Approbation Pronunciation: ap row BAY shun Official approval, praise, commendation

5. Portal Pronunciation: PORE tul A doorway (an especially large one)

6. Furrow Pronunciation: FUR ow To make wrinkles or grooves

7. Abyss Pronunciation: uh BISS Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

8. Illustrious Pronunciation: eh LUS tree us Notably outstanding, famous

9. Infamous Pronunciation: IN fuh mus Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad.

10. Depravity Pronunciation: deh PRAV eh tee Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act.

11. Revere Pronunciation: reh VERE To honor, to regard with respect

12. Raze Pronunciation: RAZE To completely destroy

13. Baseness Pronunciation: BASE ness The quality of lacking higher values

14. Atone Pronunciation: uh TONE To make amends

15. Sieve Pronunciation: SIV A utensil used for sifting or straining

16. Fluid Pronunciation: FlOO id Smooth and effortless

17. Lassitude Pronunciation: LAS eh tood Feeling of weariness; fatigue

18. Heedless Pronunciation: HEED les Disregarding, thoughtless

19. Virtuous Pronunciation: VIR choo us Having excellent morals

20. Perishable Pronunciation: PER eh shuh bul Likely to decay or spoil

21. Tarry Pronunciation: TARE ee To delay in coming or going; linger

22. Submissive Pronunciation: sub MIS iv Yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another

23. Whim Pronunciation: HWIM A sudden or impulsive action

24. Ecstasy Pronunciation: EK stuh see Extreme happiness

25. Vindictive Pronunciation: vin DIK tiv Revengeful, spiteful

26. Defile Pronunciation: deh FILE To make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute