3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless


Spelling Word: dauntless
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look


Spelling Word: deadpan
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slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of


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


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


Spelling Word: defunct
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice


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


Spelling Word: denouement
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue


Spelling Word: deny
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty


Spelling Word: derelict
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investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence


Spelling Word: detective