3500 ACT Vocabulary

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talon  Speak Example sentences
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(ذروة) highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle
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(الخجل) lack of self-confidence or courage
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(مخلب) claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt
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(عاقب) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
tangential  Speak Example sentences
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(عرضية) peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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(تضاريس) physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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(العدوان) violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
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(غامضة) imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
tenet  Speak Example sentences
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(تينيت) opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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(تضاريس) physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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(عرضية) peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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(تعثر) fall down, as if collapsing
titter  Speak Example sentences
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(حماسة) intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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(سيل) rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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(المعتدلة) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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(ضحكة مكبوتة) laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle
torrent  Speak Example sentences
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(تكريم) trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
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(الانحطاط) depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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(سيل) rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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(المفاجئة) sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
transgression  Speak Example sentences
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(ذمي) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
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(العدوان) violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
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(فوضى) turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass
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(مؤقت) capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
tremor  Speak Example sentences
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(متواضع) modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
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(الزلزال) shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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(شحذ) sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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(عنيف) forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
trifling  Speak Example sentences
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(مراوغ) cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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(تكريم) trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
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(المفاجئة) sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
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(بركان) fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
trounce  Speak Example sentences
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(حوض) win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
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(عنيف) forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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(صاخبة) characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
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(تغريد) sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency
truculence  Speak Example sentences
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(شحذ) sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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(مساءلة) inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
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(مراوغ) cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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(عاقب) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior