3500 ACT Vocabulary

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dearth  Speak Example sentences
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(дискурса) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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(нехватка) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(опущенными) low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
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(разлад) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
decadence  Speak Example sentences
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(декаданс) process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
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(разлад) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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(пожертвование) grant; act of giving to a fund or cause
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(заметных) distinguishable; perceptible; capable of being seen or noticed
defile  Speak Example sentences
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(дефиле) pollute; make dirty or spotty
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(определения) fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
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(бесстрастным) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(детектив) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
definitive  Speak Example sentences
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(отвлечь) cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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(головокружение) having or causing a whirling sensation
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(окончательного) final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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(пренебрежительно) belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
delude  Speak Example sentences
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(обманывать) deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
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(выбить) remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
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(отклоняться) turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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(различие) excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
deny  Speak Example sentences
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(отрицать) disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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(отвлекаться) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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(уважения) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(удрученный) lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
depravity  Speak Example sentences
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(разврат) extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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(нехватка) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(недовольных) dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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(растворения) breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
determine  Speak Example sentences
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(внутреннего) house-hold; of or relating to the home ; within the country or home
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(суровый) stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
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(ветхого) in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
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(определения) fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
deviate  Speak Example sentences
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(ученик) follower; adherent; person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
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(отклоняться) turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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(детектив) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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(покрытия) pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
digress  Speak Example sentences
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(сокращаться) shrink; reduce in size; become less
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(ученик) follower; adherent; person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
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(унылый) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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(отвлекаться) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking