ESL ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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accredit  Speak Example sentences
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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definitive; decisive; final
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authorize; commission; give credit for
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channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
additive  Speak Example sentences
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addition; supplement
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channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
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close; squeeze or press together; contract
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declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
appoint  Speak Example sentences
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designate; nominate
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
attraction  Speak Example sentences
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appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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direct and outspoken but good-natured
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alliance
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attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
bluff  Speak Example sentences
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direct and outspoken but good-natured
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being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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applaud; announce with great approval
blush  Speak Example sentences
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achieve or accomplish; gain
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appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
bouquet  Speak Example sentences
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
breath  Speak Example sentences
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
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authorize; commission; give credit for
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air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
buzz  Speak Example sentences
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be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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compute; determine; estimate
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air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
catching  Speak Example sentences
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written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day