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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allege
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. If what Justice Department prosecutors allege is true, the five guards should have to answer for what happened on Sept. 16, 2007.
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
stockpile; accumulate for future use
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
state without proof; assert to be true
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
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beeline
 
 
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n.  E.g. As soon as the movie was over, Jim made a beeline for the exit.
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extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust
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cognitive
 
 
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a.  E.g. Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually.
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indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
careful about money; economical
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ebb
 
 
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v.  E.g. Sitting on the beach, Mrs. Dalloway watched the tide ebb: the waters receded, drawing away from her as she sat there all alone.
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
expel; eject from a position or place; force out
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
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fleece
 
 
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v.  E.g. Further, Ossie does not have control over Susan's money, so he will not have the opportunity to fleece her.
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twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
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hermitage
 
 
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n.  E.g. Even in his remote hermitage he could not escape completely from the world.
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place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at beginning of illness
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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jabber
 
 
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v.  E.g. Why does the fellow jabber away in French when I can't understand a word he says?
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talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
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orator
 
 
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n.  E.g. Demades, the Ancient Greek orator, is about to address an assembly in Athens on a matter of vital importance.
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combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
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peruse
 
 
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v.  E.g. After the conflagration that burned down her house, Joan closely began to peruse her home insurance policy to discover exactly what benefits her coverage provided her.
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clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
read or examine, typically with great care
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
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sear
 
 
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v.  E.g. Accidentally brushing against the hot grill, I sear my hand badly.
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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stalemate
 
 
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n.  E.g. Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a stalemate; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
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flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
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volley
 
 
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n.  E.g. The troop fired a volley of bullets at the enemy, but they could not be sure how many hit their target.
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
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