3500 ACT Vocabulary

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fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead


Spelling Word: deceive
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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing


Spelling Word: decomposition
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withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty


Spelling Word: defection
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior


Spelling Word: demure
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clarify; free from mystery or obscurity


Spelling Word: demystify
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fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively


Spelling Word: determine
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between


Spelling Word: differentiate
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drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance


Spelling Word: disadvantage
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able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste


Spelling Word: discriminating
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dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception


Spelling Word: disguise