English usage

ACT vocabulary · English · Unit 3

• concise adj.: clear and brief, with no unnecessary words
• redundant adj.: unnecessary because it repeats something or adds nothing
• ambiguous adj.: having more than one possible meaning
• coherent adj.: logical, well connected, and easy to understand
• transition n., v.: A change from one state or stage to another
• clause n.: A sentence unit; a section of a legal document
• modifier n.: a word or phrase that describes or limits another
• parallel adj., n., v.: side by side and always the same distance apart
• pertinent adj.: directly related to the subject being discussed
• succinct adj.: expressed clearly in very few words
• verbose adj.: using more words than necessary
• punctuation n.: marks used to organize writing and make meaning clear