3500 ACT Vocabulary

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renounce upon oath; abandon forever


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bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone


Spelling Word: acerbity
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inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar


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muddle; drive crazy; become confused


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govern; supervise; give or apply medications


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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute


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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor


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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary


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elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something


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strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited


Spelling Word: apposite