ESL ACT Vocabulary

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a reformer who favors abolishing slavery


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n. Syn. approach
approach; entry; entrance


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a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player


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v. Syn. assert; confirm
assert; confirm


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n.
bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids


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n.
an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life


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n. Syn. cave
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave


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a. Syn. benevolent; kind; humane
benevolent; kind; humane


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v. Syn. congest; jam
congest; jam


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n.
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material


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