3500 ACT Vocabulary

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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage


Spelling Word: daunt
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death


Spelling Word: deadly
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful


Spelling Word: debonair
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inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage


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


Spelling Word: deleterious
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior


Spelling Word: demure
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deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils


Spelling Word: despoil
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fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively


Spelling Word: determine
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faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication


Spelling Word: devotion