3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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kindle  Speak Example sentences
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(толкаются) come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
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(разжечь) build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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(мясорубки) speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
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(темные) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
knotty  Speak Example sentences
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(мелодрамы) drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
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(односложные) having only one syllable; speaking in curt
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(узловатые) tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
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(разжечь) build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
legerdemain  Speak Example sentences
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(изменчивости) ability to change in form; fickleness
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(миф) legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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(фокусы) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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(путаница) make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in confused or aimless manner
lexicon  Speak Example sentences
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(мрачные) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
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(толкаются) come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
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(лексикона) dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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(грязный) dirty; unorganized; disorderly; unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve
loiter  Speak Example sentences
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(мешкать) stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
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(протрава) bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
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(Особняк) dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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(фокусы) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
lugubrious  Speak Example sentences
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(злонамеренные) having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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(умерщвлять) cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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(модулировать) tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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(мрачные) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
luster  Speak Example sentences
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(однообразие) uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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(фокусы) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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(изменчивости) ability to change in form; fickleness
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(блеск) shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
magnetic  Speak Example sentences
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(магнитных) having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
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(миграционных) wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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(протрава) bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
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(Особняк) dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
malefactor  Speak Example sentences
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(злоумышленника) criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
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(темные) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
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(мрачные) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
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(ура-патриотической) extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism
malfunction  Speak Example sentences
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(изменчивости) ability to change in form; fickleness
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(��реды) environment; person’s social setting or environment
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(неисправности) failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
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(вялый) lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort