3500 ACT Vocabulary

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balk  Speak Example sentences
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(balk) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(काला करना) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
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(मात्र) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(विवाद) cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
ballast  Speak Example sentences
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(लैस) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(गिट्टी) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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(कवि) poet, especially lyric poet
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(सीमा) dividing line; border; frontier
banquet  Speak Example sentences
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(घेर) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(भोज) feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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(गिट्टी) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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(befuddle) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
bantering  Speak Example sentences
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(बैनर) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(परेशान) drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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(bantering) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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(बन्डाना) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
barrage  Speak Example sentences
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(विलम्बित) having been delayed; done or sent too late
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(बैराज) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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(brawling) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water
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(विवाद) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
bedizen  Speak Example sentences
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(भड़कीले कपड़े पहनना) ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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(पड़ाव) temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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(अभिशप्त कुंद) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(कारटून) give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
beeline  Speak Example sentences
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(कारटून) give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
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(अभिशप्त कुंद) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(ब्लूज़) gloom; depressed spirits
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(beeline) direct, quick route; direct, straight course
befuddle  Speak Example sentences
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(धमकाना) bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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(befuddle) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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(नाई) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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(झुठलाना) contradict; give a false impression
bemoan  Speak Example sentences
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(जुझारू) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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(धेर लेना) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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(पश्चाताप) regret strongly; express disapproval of
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(बैराज) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
benediction  Speak Example sentences
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(blanch) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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(आशीर्वाद) blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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(बुलियन) gold and silver in the form of bars
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(विलम्बित) having been delayed; done or sent too late