3500 ACT Vocabulary

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knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges


Spelling Word: dagger
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points


Spelling Word: debate
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destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of


Spelling Word: decimate
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element


Spelling Word: deficient
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strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals


Spelling Word: defoliate
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dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously


Spelling Word: delve
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


Spelling Word: detest
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distinguishable; perceptible; capable of being seen or noticed


Spelling Word: discernible
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excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference


Spelling Word: distinction
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder


Spelling Word: disturbance