3500 ACT Vocabulary

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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade


Spelling Word: debase
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downward slope, as of a hill


Spelling Word: declivity
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits


Spelling Word: definite
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for


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


Spelling Word: deride
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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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separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence


Spelling Word: disjointed
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remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied


Spelling Word: dislodge
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm


Spelling Word: dismay
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fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar


Spelling Word: disparate