3500 ACT Vocabulary

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intended or appropriate for defending against; protective


Spelling Word: defensive
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for


Spelling Word: defray
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represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe


Spelling Word: depict
Read [Esc] (4)
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny


Spelling Word: descry
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject


Spelling Word: desultory
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fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively


Spelling Word: determine
Read [Esc] (7)
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things


Spelling Word: discord
Read [Esc] (8)
unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion


Spelling Word: disinclination
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causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy


Spelling Word: dismal
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm


Spelling Word: dismay