3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (3) - Spelling Practices

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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative

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hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side

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absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories

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criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections

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incessant; endless; without stop or pause; constant.

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joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule

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limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

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faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

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place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place