3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander


Spelling Word: calumny
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exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal


Spelling Word: camouflage
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative


Spelling Word: canvas
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worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses


Spelling Word: careworn
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limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle


Spelling Word: circumscribe
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious


Spelling Word: circumspect
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arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize


Spelling Word: codify
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stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation


Spelling Word: cohere
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pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful


Spelling Word: comely
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person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission


Spelling Word: commissioner