3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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hold or carry in equilibrium


Spelling Word: balanced
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering


Spelling Word: bald
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.


Spelling Word: baleful
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good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone


Spelling Word: bantering
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complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape


Spelling Word: baroque
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keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still


Spelling Word: becalm
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained


Spelling Word: besmirch
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composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches


Spelling Word: bicameral
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion


Spelling Word: bolster
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jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface


Spelling Word: bounce