3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with


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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration


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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill


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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness


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cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune


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regarding human beings as the center of the universe


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eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter


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the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited


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group of closely located islands


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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things


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