3500 ACT Vocabulary

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withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty


Spelling Word: defection
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits


Spelling Word: definite
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intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent;


Spelling Word: deliberately
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meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes


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


Spelling Word: despoil
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event that will inevitably happen in the future


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


Spelling Word: devout
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distinguishable; perceptible; capable of being seen or noticed


Spelling Word: discernible
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents


Spelling Word: disgorge
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lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits


Spelling Word: dispirited