ESL ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 Group (2) - Spelling Practices
Word List   Previous   Next    
Read [Esc] (1)
n.
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt


Spelling Word: debtor
Read [Esc] (2)
v. Syn. decompose; rot
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence


Spelling Word: decay
Read [Esc] (3)
n. Syn. conversation
conversation


Spelling Word: dialogue
Read [Esc] (4)
n.
a specialist in the study of nutrition


Spelling Word: dietitian
Read [Esc] (5)
n. Syn. dissatisfaction; objection
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing


Spelling Word: disapproval
Read [Esc] (6)
n.
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep


Spelling Word: dormitory
Read [Esc] (7)
n.
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat


Spelling Word: earthenware
Read [Esc] (8)
v. Syn. activate; stimulate
activate; stimulate


Spelling Word: encourage
Read [Esc] (9)
n.
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series


Spelling Word: episode
Read [Esc] (10)
n. Syn. crack
crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action


Spelling Word: fault