3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (4) - Spelling Practices

[Esc] (1)
express strong disapproval of; disparage

[Esc] (2)
mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of

[Esc] (3)
intended or appropriate for defending against; protective

[Esc] (4)
inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

[Esc] (5)
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

[Esc] (6)
having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

[Esc] (7)
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

[Esc] (8)
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

[Esc] (9)
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants

[Esc] (10)
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards