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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abolish
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
make whole; combine; make into one unit
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
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bastion
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. The villagers fortified the town hall, hoping this improvised bastion could protect them from the guerillas' raids.
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bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster
effort; expenditure of much physical work
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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dearth
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The dearth of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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destitute
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Because they had no health insurance, the father's costly illness left the family destitute.
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feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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expletive
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. What drives the usage of 'God', 'Jesus', and 'Jesus Christ' as a common expletive, is heard on all sides?
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interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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impertinent
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. His neighbors' impertinent curiosity about his lack of dates angered Ted; it was downright rude of them to ask him such personal questions.
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not essential; coming from outside
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
improperly forward or bold; rude
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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laconic
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words.
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related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
wholly absorbing one's attention
brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
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negate
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. A sudden surge of adrenalin can negate the effects of fatigue: there's nothing like a good shock to wake you up.
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
approve formally; confirm; verify
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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periphery
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. He sensed that there was something just beyond the periphery of his vision.
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mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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pseudonym
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Samuel Clemens' pseudonym was Mark Twain.
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substance believed to cure all ills
laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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sinuous
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. The snake moved in a sinuous manner.
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being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
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torrid
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Harlequin Romances publish torrid tales of love affairs, some set in hot climates.
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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
in name only; insignificantly small
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
comparable; similar or alike
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