3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center


Spelling Word: eccentricity
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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system


Spelling Word: efficiency
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poem or song expressing lamentation; mournful poem


Spelling Word: elegy
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in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo


Spelling Word: embryonic
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn


Spelling Word: erode
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forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite


Spelling Word: eternal
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light as air; heavenly; unusually refined


Spelling Word: ethereal
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judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise


Spelling Word: evaluate
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making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention


Spelling Word: exacting
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval


Spelling Word: exceptionable