3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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banner  Speak Example sentences
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
barge  Speak Example sentences
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
barrage  Speak Example sentences
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ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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poet, especially lyric poet
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
bedraggle  Speak Example sentences
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places
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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
benediction  Speak Example sentences
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main impact or shock; main burden
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blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
bequeath  Speak Example sentences
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
biennial  Speak Example sentences
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
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rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
bivouac  Speak Example sentences
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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pirate; robber upon the sea
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
blunder  Speak Example sentences
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
bounce  Speak Example sentences
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main impact or shock; main burden
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grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
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jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem