3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look


Spelling Word: deadpan
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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing


Spelling Word: decomposition
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age


Spelling Word: decrepitude
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dead; no longer in use or existence


Spelling Word: defunct
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice


Spelling Word: deign
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pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference


Spelling Word: delicate
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot


Spelling Word: denouement
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss


Spelling Word: depredation
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giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating


Spelling Word: disingenuous
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move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland


Spelling Word: displace