3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death


Spelling Word: deadly
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slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of


Spelling Word: decelerate
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous


Spelling Word: defame
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint


Spelling Word: delude
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle


Spelling Word: deprecate
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event that will inevitably happen in the future


Spelling Word: destiny
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen


Spelling Word: dilate
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vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly


Spelling Word: dimly
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter


Spelling Word: disband
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not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial


Spelling Word: disinterested