3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 Group (4) - Spelling Practices
Word List   Previous   Next    
Read [Esc] (1)
attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome


Spelling Word: defeatist
Read [Esc] (2)
fixed; exact; having distinct limits


Spelling Word: definite
Read [Esc] (3)
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit


Spelling Word: definitive
Read [Esc] (4)
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god


Spelling Word: deify
Read [Esc] (5)
done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional


Spelling Word: deliberate
Read [Esc] (6)
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop


Spelling Word: despot
Read [Esc] (7)
causing damage or harm; injurious


Spelling Word: detrimental
Read [Esc] (8)
sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting


Spelling Word: disconsolate
Read [Esc] (9)
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence


Spelling Word: disjointed
Read [Esc] (10)
remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied


Spelling Word: dislodge