3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges


Spelling Word: dagger
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous


Spelling Word: defame
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance


Spelling Word: deft
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turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god


Spelling Word: deify
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle


Spelling Word: deprecate
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event that will inevitably happen in the future


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


Spelling Word: desultory
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pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute


Spelling Word: dictatorial
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter


Spelling Word: disband
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not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant


Spelling Word: discordant