3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
SAT Vocabularies: 3000 Words 500 Hard Words 500 Essay Words
3500 ACT Vocabulary
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anthropocentric |
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe |
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anthropoid |
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
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anthropomorphic |
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having human form or characteristics |
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anticlimax |
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letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
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antipathy |
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strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
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antithesis |
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
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anxious |
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter |
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apathy |
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lack of caring; indifference |
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aperture |
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opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
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apex |
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax |
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aphasia |
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loss of speech due to injury or illness |
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aphorism |
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
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apiary |
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place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
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aplomb |
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poise; self-confident assurance |
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apocryphal |
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
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apogee |
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the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
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apolitical |
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having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
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apologist |
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person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution |
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apostate |
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
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apotheosis |
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elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |