3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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raised platform for guests of honor


Spelling Word: dais
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage


Spelling Word: daunt
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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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turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god


Spelling Word: deify
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great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water


Spelling Word: deluge
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annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of


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


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


Spelling Word: desultory
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make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert


Spelling Word: discomfit
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give reduction in price on


Spelling Word: discount