3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent


Spelling Word: abut
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event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event


Spelling Word: accident
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slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic


Spelling Word: acidulous
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath


Spelling Word: adjure
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament


Spelling Word: adornment
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accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically


Spelling Word: adventitious
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary


Spelling Word: ambulatory
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comparable; similar or alike


Spelling Word: analogous
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having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident


Spelling Word: anecdotal
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants


Spelling Word: arid