TACHS Review Vocabulary;These are some of the most
common words found on the TACHS exam. Most are high
school level words. We are expected to know the meanings
of most of them for the test. I hope it helps! :D
abet
to aid, help, encourage
abjure
to renounce, to give something up
abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
accede
to agree to
acquiesce
to accept without protest; to agree or submit
acrid
harsh or corrosive in tone, harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
adamant
hard, stubborn
affable
courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
agile
nimble, quick
alleviate
to make easier
aloof
remote in manner
ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
ameliorate
to make easier
antediluvian
a very old (or old fashioned) person
antithesis
the opposite
apex
the highest point (of something)
apocryphal
doubtful in authenticity
ardor
passion
assuage
to make easier
astute
, marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
autocrat
a cruel and oppressive dictator
avuncular
like an uncle in kindness or indulgence
bellicose
warlike
benefactor
one who does good to others
benighted
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
benign
good
blatant
conspicuously and offensively loud
blithe
happy
boon
gift
breach
(n.) a break; (v.) to break
cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
candid
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
chaff
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been
separated from the seeds
circumlocution
talking in a roundabout way
cogent
powerfully persuasive
cogitate
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences,
decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
cognizant
(usually followed by 'of') having knowledge or understanding
colloquial
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
concur
to agree
console
to comfort
copious
common words found on the TACHS exam. Most are high
school level words. We are expected to know the meanings
of most of them for the test. I hope it helps! :D
abet
to aid, help, encourage
abjure
to renounce, to give something up
abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
accede
to agree to
acquiesce
to accept without protest; to agree or submit
acrid
harsh or corrosive in tone, harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
adamant
hard, stubborn
affable
courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
agile
nimble, quick
alleviate
to make easier
aloof
remote in manner
ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
ameliorate
to make easier
antediluvian
a very old (or old fashioned) person
antithesis
the opposite
apex
the highest point (of something)
apocryphal
doubtful in authenticity
ardor
passion
assuage
to make easier
astute
, marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
autocrat
a cruel and oppressive dictator
avuncular
like an uncle in kindness or indulgence
bellicose
warlike
benefactor
one who does good to others
benighted
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
benign
good
blatant
conspicuously and offensively loud
blithe
happy
boon
gift
breach
(n.) a break; (v.) to break
cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
candid
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
chaff
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been
separated from the seeds
circumlocution
talking in a roundabout way
cogent
powerfully persuasive
cogitate
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences,
decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
cognizant
(usually followed by 'of') having knowledge or understanding
colloquial
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
concur
to agree
console
to comfort
copious
