3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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quietude  Speak Example sentences
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capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right
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in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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tranquility; state of peace and quiet
ranching  Speak Example sentences
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farming for the raising of livestock
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
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playful; relating to or interested in sports
ravel  Speak Example sentences
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lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; focus of public attention
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
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happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
realization  Speak Example sentences
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fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
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played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
retrograde  Speak Example sentences
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
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line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
saunter  Speak Example sentences
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
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necessary requirement; indispensable item
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
spatial  Speak Example sentences
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grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
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speak or write in exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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relating to space; existing in or connected with space
sportive  Speak Example sentences
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give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
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playful; relating to or interested in sports
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following in time or order; succeeding; later
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
spotlight  Speak Example sentences
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firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; focus of public attention