3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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bacchanalian  Speak Example sentences
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
balanced  Speak Example sentences
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hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
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hold or carry in equilibrium
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inclination of head, or bending of body for reverence, respect, civility, or submission; bending or rounded part of ship forward
bandanna  Speak Example sentences
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
bandy  Speak Example sentences
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
barricade  Speak Example sentences
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
beatitude  Speak Example sentences
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hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
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invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
beeline  Speak Example sentences
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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direct, quick route; direct, straight course
beguile  Speak Example sentences
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blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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mislead; delude; deceive by guile
bestow  Speak Example sentences
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blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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give as gift; present
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.