3500 ACT Vocabulary

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Read [Esc] (1)
express strong disapproval of; disparage


Spelling Word: decry
Read [Esc] (2)
withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty


Spelling Word: defection
Read [Esc] (3)
clarify; free from mystery or obscurity


Spelling Word: demystify
Read [Esc] (4)
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny


Spelling Word: descry
Read [Esc] (5)
violate with violence, especially to sacred place


Spelling Word: desecrate
Read [Esc] (6)
graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan


Spelling Word: diagram
Read [Esc] (7)
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable


Spelling Word: discreet
Read [Esc] (8)
calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice


Spelling Word: dispassionate
Read [Esc] (9)
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish


Spelling Word: dispel
Read [Esc] (10)
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions


Spelling Word: dispense