ESL ACT Vocabulary

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v. Syn. gather; combine; assemble
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose


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v. Syn. expect; believe; suppose
compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in


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n.
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf


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n.
act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization


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v. Syn. compete
compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match


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n.
a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed


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n. Syn. backbone; vertebrate; thorn
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf


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n.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail


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n. Syn. blow
blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen


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n. Syn. bulge; bump
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids


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