3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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dapper  Speak Example sentences
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neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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differing; tending to move apart in different directions
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go ashore from ship; unload cargo from ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft
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window set vertically into small gable projecting from sloping roof; sleeping-room
decrepit  Speak Example sentences
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
defection  Speak Example sentences
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
defunct  Speak Example sentences
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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dead; no longer in use or existence
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inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
demean  Speak Example sentences
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
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make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
devotee  Speak Example sentences
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
digress  Speak Example sentences
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inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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window set vertically into small gable projecting from sloping roof; sleeping-room
disembark  Speak Example sentences
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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go ashore from ship; unload cargo from ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft
disgorge  Speak Example sentences
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
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discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
disregard  Speak Example sentences
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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ignore; discount; take no notice of
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spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat