3500 ACT Vocabulary

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taciturn  Speak Example sentences
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(अल्पभाषी) silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
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(जोशीला) oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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(शब्दशः) using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
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(क्षणिक) momentary; temporary; staying for short time
tardy  Speak Example sentences
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(घबराहट) state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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(मतैक्य) complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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(मंदा) late; delayed; moving slowly
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(लक़ब नाममात्र) nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
temerity  Speak Example sentences
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(writhe) move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
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(ग़ैरजिम्मेदार) inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
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(परम) final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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(उतावलापन) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
terrestrial  Speak Example sentences
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(स्थलीय) earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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(पुनरुक्ति) unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
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(ग़ैरजिम्मेदार) inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
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(सशंक) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
threadbare  Speak Example sentences
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(आवारा) person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
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(सिद्धांत) opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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(घिसा) worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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(अल्पभाषी) silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
timorous  Speak Example sentences
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(तना हुआ) pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
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(हड़पना) seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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(सब्ज़) green; full of juice in vegetation
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(सशंक) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
unassuming  Speak Example sentences
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(शब्दशः) using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
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(wispy) thin; slight; lacking clarity or distinctness
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(उतावलापन) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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(नम्र) modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
vaccine  Speak Example sentences
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(wince) draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow
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(truculent) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
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(टीका) harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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(जनजाति) family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor, and kept distinct
variable  Speak Example sentences
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(wince) draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow
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(चर) factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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(वैक्यूम) empty area or space; electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
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(शक्ति) vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
venial  Speak Example sentences
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(venial) pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
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(जोशीला) oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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(पुनरुक्ति) unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
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(पक्षांतर) substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange