3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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finicky  Speak Example sentences
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false; tending to mislead; deceptive
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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quality of being general; an idea having general application
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
fleece  Speak Example sentences
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having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
foment  Speak Example sentences
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confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
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try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
fop  Speak Example sentences
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
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hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
forebear  Speak Example sentences
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elegance and beauty of movement or expression; short prayer of thanks before a meal
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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ancestor; person from whom one is descended
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quality of being general; an idea having general application
fray  Speak Example sentences
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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ancestor; person from whom one is descended
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try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
frost  Speak Example sentences
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
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ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
fruition  Speak Example sentences
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hairy; consisting of or similar to fur
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bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
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false; tending to mislead; deceptive
furry  Speak Example sentences
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
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hairy; consisting of or similar to fur
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
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move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
garbled  Speak Example sentences
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mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
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confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
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leave someone who needs or counts on you