3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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captivate  Speak Example sentences
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coiled around; highly involved; intricate
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
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combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
carnivorous  Speak Example sentences
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
caulk  Speak Example sentences
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having three dimensions
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make watertight by filling in cracks
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supplement or appendix, especially to a will
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incessant; endless; without stop or pause; constant.
cavity  Speak Example sentences
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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coiled around; highly involved; intricate
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hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
celibate  Speak Example sentences
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
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in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually
chaos  Speak Example sentences
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capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
chart  Speak Example sentences
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combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
chary  Speak Example sentences
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
commandeer  Speak Example sentences
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measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
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similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
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force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
composure  Speak Example sentences
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel