3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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knotty  Speak Example sentences
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
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one who advocates individual rights and free will
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
leadership  Speak Example sentences
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drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
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look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
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guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
lionize  Speak Example sentences
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land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; dense, confused mass
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
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look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
liquidate  Speak Example sentences
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newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
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inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
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large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; roof like structure
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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one who advocates individual rights and free will
maladroit  Speak Example sentences
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
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follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
malevolent  Speak Example sentences
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made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
malfeasance  Speak Example sentences
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
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fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
marquee  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
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come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
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large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; roof like structure
marsupial  Speak Example sentences
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made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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in a laborious manner; in a manner requiring much labor
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any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, such as kangaroo or koala
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expression of deep sorrow because someone has died