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Preparing vocabulary for the Duolingo English Test (DET) is a smart move! Since vocabulary plays a huge role in all parts of the exam (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking), here’s a focused vocabulary to help you build and remember the right words effectively.

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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abandon
abbreviate
abide
ablaze
aboard
abolish
abolition
abolitionist
abound
abrupt
absent
absentee
absenteeism
absolute
absorb
absorption
absurd
absurdity
abundant
abundantly
abuse
abut
academic
academician
accelerate
acceleration
accessibility
accessible
accessory
accident
accidentally
acclaim
accommodate
accompaniment
accompanying
accomplish
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appoint   Pronounce
v. designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
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appraisal   Pronounce
n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
An auto damage appraisal firm offering assessments for insurance and private purposes throughout the province.
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appreciate   Pronounce
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.
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approach   Pronounce
n. a way of considering or doing something
Faced with an increasingly competitive jobs market, the army is becoming more sophisticated and corporate in its approach to recruitment.
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appropriate   Pronounce
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
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approximate   Pronounce
v. come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
The conclusions of yours both approximate the truth.
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absent  Speak
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go away or leave; missing; not present
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one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
absolute  Speak
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formal public statement; an act of making known publicly
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perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
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act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
adapt  Speak
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act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
adjoin  Speak
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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group of closely located islands
advent  Speak
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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group of closely located islands
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person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
aggravating  Speak
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excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
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occurring or payable every year
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n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm


Spelling Word: abandon
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v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention


Spelling Word: absorb
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a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education


Spelling Word: academic
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n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item


Spelling Word: accessory
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n. narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event


Spelling Word: account
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a. flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use


Spelling Word: adaptable
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