3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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Read [Esc] (1)
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert


Spelling Word: dapper
Read [Esc] (2)
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god


Spelling Word: deify
Read [Esc] (3)
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret


Spelling Word: deplore
Read [Esc] (4)
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss


Spelling Word: depredation
Read [Esc] (5)
violate with violence, especially to sacred place


Spelling Word: desecrate
Read [Esc] (6)
investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence


Spelling Word: detective
Read [Esc] (7)
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge


Spelling Word: deviate
Read [Esc] (8)
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute


Spelling Word: dictatorial
Read [Esc] (9)
marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder


Spelling Word: disheveled
Read [Esc] (10)
persuade not to do; discourage


Spelling Word: dissuade