ESL ACT Vocabulary
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n. Syn. acquirement; attainment act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
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n. Syn. abbreviation abbreviation |
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addict |
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v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to |
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addictive |
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a. causing or characterized by addiction |
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additive |
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n. Syn. addition; supplement addition; supplement |
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adjacent |
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a. Syn. adjoining; neighboring adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
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adjoin |
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v. Syn. attach be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
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adjust |
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v. Syn. adapt; regulate adapt; regulate |
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adobe |
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n. Syn. clay; brick clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick |
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adolescent |
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n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; |
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adopt |
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v. Syn. accept accept; take on; raise; take into one's family |
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adoption |
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n. act of accepting with approval |
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advent |
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n. Syn. arrival coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important |
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affiliate |
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v. Syn. associate; incorporate associate; incorporate |
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affirm |
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v. Syn. assert; confirm assert; confirm |
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affliction |
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n. Syn. calamity; distress; misfortune; pain cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress |
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affordable |
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a. able to pay for |
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agitation |
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n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance |
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air |
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v. be broadcast on television or radio |
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airborne |
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a. Syn. aloft aloft; flying; in the air |