3500 ACT Vocabulary

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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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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of


Spelling Word: deface
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dead; no longer in use or existence


Spelling Word: defunct
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between


Spelling Word: differentiate
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen


Spelling Word: dilate
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giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating


Spelling Word: disingenuous
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dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice


Spelling Word: disinter
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lack of respect for; disrespectful mental attitude


Spelling Word: disrespect
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daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period


Spelling Word: diurnal
Read [Esc] (10)
vary; go in different directions from the same point


Spelling Word: diverge