ESL ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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industrialization  Speak Example sentences
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development of industry on an extensive scale
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
industrious  Speak Example sentences
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band
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deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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a group of people who try to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
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diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
juxtaposition  Speak Example sentences
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deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
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any metal, as iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
lobby  Speak Example sentences
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diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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dampen; humidify
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a group of people who try to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
magnetic  Speak Example sentences
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decoration; something used to beautify
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craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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any metal, as iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
measures  Speak Example sentences
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device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
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deeply
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actions that are carried out by people in authority in order to achieve a particular result
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decoration; something used to beautify
mingle  Speak Example sentences
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decoration; something used to beautify
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be all mixed up or jumbled together;
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direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
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branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
mislead  Speak Example sentences
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deceive; misguide
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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actions that are carried out by people in authority in order to achieve a particular result
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crowded to capacity; compressed
moisten  Speak Example sentences
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actions that are carried out by people in authority in order to achieve a particular result
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dampen; humidify
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assault; attack
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clearly; expressly
newsstand  Speak Example sentences
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conservation; protection
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a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
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deeply
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depict as if on a map; plan or delineate, especially in detail; arrange