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.
Free Online Vocabulary 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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ascribe
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism.
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
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besmirch
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.
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put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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dais
 
 
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n.  E.g. When he approached the dais, he was greeted by cheers from the people who had come to honor him.
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fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
raised platform for guests of honor
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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docile
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. As docile as he seems today, that old lion was once a ferocious, snarling beast.
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
implied or understood though not directly expressed
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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eon
 
 
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n.  E.g. It has taken an eon for our digital civilization to develop.
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
indefinitely long period of time; age
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
natural consequence or effect; result
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
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grimace
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Even though he remained silent, his grimace indicated his displeasure.
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severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
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irrevocable
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. As Sue dropped the "Dear John" letter into the mailbox, she suddenly wanted to take it back, but she could not: her action was irrevocable.
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lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
not to be taken away; nontransferable
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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overt
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
open to view; not secret or hidden
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
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palette
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. At the present time, art supply stores are selling a paper palette that may be discarded after use.
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board on which painter mixes pigments
slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
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repeal
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. What would the effect on our society be if we repeal the laws against the possession and sale of narcotics?
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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submissive
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. She sat still, in submissive patience, her cheek pale with the working of a heart too big for that little body.
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bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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trifling
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Why bother going to see a doctor for such a trifling, everyday cold?
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accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
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