ESL ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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detergent  Speak Example sentences
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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
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confront; encounter; be opposite
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any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
detrimental  Speak Example sentences
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a work produced by hand labor
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
dietary  Speak Example sentences
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a spectator who can describe what happened
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a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
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become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
distinct  Speak Example sentences
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color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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definite; separate; different
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a dish served as the last course of meal
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas
dweller  Speak Example sentences
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
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cover with frost; damage or kill by frost; anger or upset
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a person from whom you are descended
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a person who inhabits a particular place
evoke  Speak Example sentences
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correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
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departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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bring out; arouse; call forth
eyewitness  Speak Example sentences
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a person who inhabits a particular place
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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a spectator who can describe what happened
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
fume  Speak Example sentences
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arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas
genesis  Speak Example sentences
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coming into being of something; origin
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a party of persons having a common end in view
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a person who inhabits a particular place
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departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
gland  Speak Example sentences
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a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
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anticipate; predict
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departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream