3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate


Spelling Word: deadlock
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age


Spelling Word: decrepitude
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits


Spelling Word: definite
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having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous


Spelling Word: deleterious
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have a negative effect on; impact something


Spelling Word: dent
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm


Spelling Word: dismay
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move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland


Spelling Word: displace
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds


Spelling Word: disseminate
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breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay


Spelling Word: dissolution
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discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds


Spelling Word: dissonance