ESL ACT Vocabulary

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v.
consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder


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n.
a disputant who advocates reform


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n. Syn. coast; beach; shore
coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean


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n.
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject


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n. Syn. demonstration; show
demonstration; show


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n.
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads


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n.
a way of access consisting of a set of steps


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n. Syn. branch; division
company owned by the parent company or holding company


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n. Syn. hypothesis; assumption
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption


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a. Syn. excellent; tremendous
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good


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