ACT Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your ACT vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level ACT vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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Before the ACT exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Although ACT isn't a pure English test, three of them mainly rely on English skills. Like all English tests, you cannot expect to get a high score with poor vocabulary. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills. To build ACT vocabulary, you need to study first and then review known words to keep them warm.

This app, ACT Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build ACT vocabulary. Within modern education methodology, the app runs on random practice. It has a built-in set of more than 1000 ACT words, which are matched with the middle level of 12th-grade students and are highly useful in ACT papers.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up before any activities. ACT Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign in and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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allusion
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Without naming names, the candidate criticized the national leaders by allusion.
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
person guided and protected by a more prominent person
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catharsis
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
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cipher
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Lacking his code book, the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in cipher.
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
nook; small, recessed section of a room
intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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elicit
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot.
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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fallow
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to lie fallow every few years.
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
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grievance
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. When her supervisor ignored her complaint, she took her grievance to the union.
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title; chapter heading; text under illustration
coarse food for cattle or horses
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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lackluster
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. We were disappointed by the lackluster performance.
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eating away by chemicals or disease
familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
dull; lacking luster or shine
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
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machination
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily machination of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil.
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small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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philanthropist
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. In his role as philanthropist and public benefactor, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., donated millions to charity; as an individual, however, he was a tight-fisted old man.
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arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution
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scanty
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Thinking his helping of food was scanty, Oliver Twist asked for more.
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requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
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temperate
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Try to be temperate in your eating this holiday season; if you control your appetite, you won't gain too much weight.
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
momentary; temporary; staying for short time
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
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wily
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. She is as wily as a fox in avoiding trouble.
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cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
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