3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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Read [Esc] (1)
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert


Spelling Word: dapper
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smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings


Spelling Word: daub
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pollute; make dirty or spotty


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


Spelling Word: defray
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon


Spelling Word: demoniac
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop


Spelling Word: despot
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in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition


Spelling Word: dilapidated
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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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make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert


Spelling Word: discomfit
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents


Spelling Word: disgorge