3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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abandon  Speak Example sentences
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officially charge someone in a court of law
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strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abolish  Speak Example sentences
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
accident  Speak Example sentences
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disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
actuate  Speak Example sentences
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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put into motion or action; activate
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having human form or characteristics
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
adaptable  Speak Example sentences
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
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event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
advance  Speak Example sentences
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
ajar  Speak Example sentences
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fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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half-open; slightly turned or opened
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exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
alcove  Speak Example sentences
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
anthropoid  Speak Example sentences
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
aquatic  Speak Example sentences
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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put into motion or action; activate
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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consisting of, relating to, or being in water