3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule


Spelling Word: debunk
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downward slope, as of a hill


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


Spelling Word: decomposition
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humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level


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


Spelling Word: denouement
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret


Spelling Word: deplore
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle


Spelling Word: depreciate
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants


Spelling Word: desolate
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expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field


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


Spelling Word: dilate