3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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behead; cut off the head of


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


Spelling Word: decrepitude
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with


Spelling Word: defeat
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unoriginal; derived from another source


Spelling Word: derivative
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expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field


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


Spelling Word: differentiate
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turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking


Spelling Word: digress
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argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute


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


Spelling Word: dissolution
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give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of


Spelling Word: distill