3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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cabal  Speak Example sentences
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express an opinion; remark
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
calorific  Speak Example sentences
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capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
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act or react with equal force; ; counteract
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
catcall  Speak Example sentences
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capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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supplement or appendix, especially to a will
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shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
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group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
caution  Speak Example sentences
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formal warning in law; close attention to minimize risk
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false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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express an opinion; remark
chassis  Speak Example sentences
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rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile
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work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
choleric  Speak Example sentences
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road
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capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
churlish  Speak Example sentences
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solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate , and gravel
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
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similarity in form or character; agreement
concentric  Speak Example sentences
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slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times
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document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel
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having a common center, circles of different size, one within another
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
concrete  Speak Example sentences
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similarity in form or character; agreement
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate , and gravel
conformity  Speak Example sentences
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile
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similarity in form or character; agreement
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worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses