3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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baffle  Speak Example sentences
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contradict; give a false impression
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insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
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short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
barterer  Speak Example sentences
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trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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give as gift; present
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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
beatitude  Speak Example sentences
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short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
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blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
belligerent  Speak Example sentences
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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contradict; give a false impression
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
bestow  Speak Example sentences
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insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places
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give as gift; present
bilious  Speak Example sentences
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easily broken; having little elasticity
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suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
bill  Speak Example sentences
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signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
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marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
bivouac  Speak Example sentences
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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unconventional in an artistic way
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give as gift; present
blanket  Speak Example sentences
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insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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inclination of head, or bending of body for reverence, respect, civility, or submission; bending or rounded part of ship forward
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly