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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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of


Spelling Word: debilitate
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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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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing


Spelling Word: decomposition
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done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional


Spelling Word: deliberate
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing


Spelling Word: demean
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extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness


Spelling Word: depravity
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants


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


Spelling Word: desultory
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feel; discover the presence of; identify


Spelling Word: detect