3500 ACT Vocabulary

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decimate  Speak Example sentences
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(جصص) smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
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(تهلك) destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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(تشويه) harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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(مطيع) careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with sense of obligation
defensive  Speak Example sentences
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(الدفاعية) intended or appropriate for defending against; protective
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(نخدع) deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
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(المعارضة) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(يذوى تفضل) condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
depict  Speak Example sentences
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(اضطراب) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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(تهلك) destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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(تصوير) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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(منصة) raised platform for guests of honor
depose  Speak Example sentences
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(تصوير) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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(نخدع) deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
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(عزل) force to leave; remove from office
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(تمويه) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
desiccate  Speak Example sentences
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(تيبس) dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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(جصص) smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
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(الدفاعية) intended or appropriate for defending against; protective
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(خاتمة) outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
determine  Speak Example sentences
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(انتقاصا) slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
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(المسمى يائسة) having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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(بائس) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(تحديد) fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
diffuse  Speak Example sentences
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(تصوير) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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(نشر) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
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(القبر) dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
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(خاتمة) outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
dilapidated  Speak Example sentences
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(المتداعية) in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
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(التحقيقات) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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(ساخط) dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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(تصوير) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
disappointment  Speak Example sentences
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(عزل) force to leave; remove from office
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(خيبة) feeling of dissatisfaction
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(اضطراب) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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(خاتمة) outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
disguise  Speak Example sentences
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(أرعب) frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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(تمويه) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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(كريه) expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable
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(يذوى تفضل) condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice