3500 ACT Vocabulary

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downward slope, as of a hill


Spelling Word: declivity
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of


Spelling Word: deface
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous


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


Spelling Word: defunct
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining


Spelling Word: delicious
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot


Spelling Word: denouement
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt


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


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


Spelling Word: disingenuous
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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest


Spelling Word: display