3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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fairly  Speak Example sentences
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madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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in fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly
falter  Speak Example sentences
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
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belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
fervent  Speak Example sentences
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
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developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
figurine  Speak Example sentences
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accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
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quality of being general; an idea having general application
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
fleece  Speak Example sentences
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developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
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jewel; precious stone that may be used as a jewel when cut and polished
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the most powerful members of society
fodder  Speak Example sentences
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coarse food for cattle or horses
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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quality of being general; an idea having general application
fray  Speak Example sentences
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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coarse food for cattle or horses
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
frond  Speak Example sentences
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
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coarse food for cattle or horses
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fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
gemstone  Speak Example sentences
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bravely; in game manner; in willing and spirited fashion
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jewel; precious stone that may be used as a jewel when cut and polished
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quality of being general; an idea having general application
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madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
genteel  Speak Example sentences
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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fictional, relating to imaginative creation
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners