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ACT English and World Knowledge - Abstract Phrasal Verbs

Here you will learn some abstract English phrasal verbs, such as "spell out", "pick on", "hush up", etc. that will help you ace your ACTs.

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ACT Vocabulary for English and World Knowledge

to create something by combining together different parts or ingredients

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to be the reason for a specific incident or result

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to provide explanations or reasons for a particular situation or set of circumstances

Ex: It 's important account for the factors that led to the project 's delay .
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to be prominent and easily noticeable

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to focus on something or someone as the primary subject or point of interest

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to clearly and explicitly explain something

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to emerge as a particular outcome

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to fit in
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to be socially fit for or belong within a particular group or environment

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to bring about a specific result

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to be easily noticed, often due to being different from the surrounding elements

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to officially induct someone into a position or office, typically involving an oath

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to use information, knowledge, or past experience to aid in performing a task or achieving a goal

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to indicate that something is about to happen

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to conclude by selling off or getting rid of remaining items or assets

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to keep treating someone unfairly or making unfair remarks about them

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to become famous and successful in a sudden and rapid manner

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to make something ineffective

Ex: Unfortunately , the positive test results will cancel out the negative ones .
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to agree with or correspond to something

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to record or note something for future reference or action

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to make a situation or relationship less tense by calming emotions, resolving conflicts, etc.

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to acquire a new skill or language through practice and application rather than formal instruction

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to define oneself as belonging to a particular category, group, or label

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to become extremely upset, agitated, or overwhelmed by fear, anxiety, or excitement

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to concentrate closely on a particular matter

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to make something available or usable for a different purpose

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to understand something, often with effort

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to gradually stop using, producing, or providing something

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to succeed or come to a favorable outcome

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to present, propose, or offer something for consideration or action

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to forcefully end something, often a negative or undesirable situation

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to accumulate or obtain something notable, such as victories, accomplishments, or records

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(of a situation or issue) to continue for a long period of time without resolution

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to access or make use of a resource or source of information

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to start a task, action, or process with determination and inspiration

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to find something or someone unexpectedly

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to defend or support someone or something

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to focus on a particular person or thing from a group in either a positive or negative manner

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to cause someone or something to be quiet

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to completely impress someone

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to consider a particular factor when planning or making arrangements

Ex: The budget allow for unexpected expenses that may arise during the project .
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(of an outcome, decision, or situation) to depend entirely on a particular factor or set of circumstances

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to occupy a particular amount of space or time

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to eliminate an option or idea from consideration due to it appearing impossible to realize

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to explain or resolve confusion, making something easier to understand or less ambiguous

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to contact someone to get assistance or help

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to bring forth something, often from the realm of imagination, as if by enchantment

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to bring forth a memory or image, causing one to remember or think about something

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to delay the occurrence of something undesirable or threatening

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