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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altruistic
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships for hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths, Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed.
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
equivalent in effect or value
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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beset
 
 
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v.  E.g. Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.
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make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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cupidity
 
 
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n.  E.g. The defeated people could not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors, who demanded excessive tribute.
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effort; expenditure of much physical work
expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
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edict
 
 
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n.  E.g. The emperor issued an edict decreeing that everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.
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rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile
sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
mental disorder marked by confusion
substance believed to cure all ills
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fanaticism
 
 
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n.  E.g. An Israeli study of Palestinian suicide bombers from 2003 says religious fanaticism is just one of many factors.
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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implicit
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was implicit in his actions.
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relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
implied or understood though not directly expressed
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innocuous
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively innocuous and should have no ill effect on you.
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having no adverse effect; harmless
indefensible; not able to be maintained
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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misgiving
 
 
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n.  E.g. I have no misgiving in recommending Ms Liu for the position you have in mind.
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place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
gold and silver in the form of bars
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partisan
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. On certain issues of principle, she refused to take a partisan stand, but let her conscience be her guide.
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
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rigorous
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Disliked by his superiors, the officer candidate endured an extremely rigorous training program.
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner
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supercilious
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. The supercilious headwaiter sneered at customers whom he thought did not fit in at a restaurant catering to an ultrafashionable crowd.
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
able to live both on land and in water
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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whittle
 
 
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v.  E.g. Well, 120 hours of rehearsal footage was used to make two hours, like, yes, you could kind of whittle it down here.
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hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
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