3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (12) - Spelling Practices

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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy

[Esc] (3)
large volume; large and scholarly book

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layer of soil on the surface

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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

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canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor

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free from impediment or hindrance

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ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at

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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

[Esc] (10)
advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement