act, List 1

This vocabulary list features words with the Latin root act, meaning "do."
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  1. act
    behave in a certain manner
  2. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  3. activate
    put in motion
  4. activation
    causing something to take effect or to have energy
  5. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  6. activism
    a policy of action to achieve a political or social goal
  7. activist
    a reformer who works to achieve social or political change
  8. activity
    any specific behavior
  9. actor
    a performer in theater, television, or film
  10. actuate
    put in motion
  11. counteract
    act in opposition to
  12. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
Created on Fri May 09 16:23:46 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:46:48 EDT 2025)

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