3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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facetious  Speak Example sentences
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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bravely; in game manner; in willing and spirited fashion
fade  Speak Example sentences
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
fake  Speak Example sentences
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imitation; counterfeit; having a false or misleading appearance
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block legislation by making long speeches
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open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
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give indication beforehand; indicate by signs
falter  Speak Example sentences
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art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
fervent  Speak Example sentences
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madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action
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relating to sense of taste; relating to gustation
fictitious  Speak Example sentences
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existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
finicky  Speak Example sentences
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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
firebrand  Speak Example sentences
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
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support on which a lever rests; prop or support
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grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
flourish  Speak Example sentences
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block legislation by making long speeches
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
forebear  Speak Example sentences
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disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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ancestor; person from whom one is descended
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open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness