3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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camouflage  Speak Example sentences
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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
capable  Speak Example sentences
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having the ability required for a specific task
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eating or drinking of something
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feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
catechism  Speak Example sentences
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having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
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book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
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large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
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relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
caustic  Speak Example sentences
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fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
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capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
characterize  Speak Example sentences
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feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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having the ability required for a specific task
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distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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bodily; of a material nature; tangible
chart  Speak Example sentences
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
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punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
cherish  Speak Example sentences
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
clan  Speak Example sentences
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faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
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officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
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capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
complacency  Speak Example sentences
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feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
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injury that doesn't break the skin
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distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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bodily; of a material nature; tangible
complicity  Speak Example sentences
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
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distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something