ACT Vocabulary #8

famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

to occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention);

 to absorb all the attention or interest of

 extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form

to make full use of and derive benefit from; to use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way

severe suffering or deprivation

to make an action or process easy or easier

extremely obvious or conspicuous

lasting for a very short time