3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians


Spelling Word: bandleader
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just; only; hardly; scarcely


Spelling Word: barely
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft


Spelling Word: barge
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small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy


Spelling Word: bauble
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hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals


Spelling Word: beard
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completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy


Spelling Word: beatific
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foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel


Spelling Word: bedrock
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every two years; lasting or living for two years


Spelling Word: biennial
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms


Spelling Word: billowing
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explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air


Spelling Word: blast