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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ambience
 
 
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n.  E.g. A certain ambience is lost when you choose a tampon over a cocktail glass at a party.
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fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
poet, especially lyric poet
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caricature
 
 
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n.  E.g. The caricature he drew yesterday emphasized a personal weakness of the people he burlesqued.
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bringing or coming to end; ceasing
capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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clapper
 
 
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n.  E.g. Wishing to be undisturbed by the bell, Dale wound his scarf around the clapper to muffle the noise of its striking.
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
tendency to keep together
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
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depict
 
 
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v.  E.g. Here, we can see how the author to depict Beatle John Lennon as a drug-crazed neurotic.
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punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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extant
 
 
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a.  E.g. Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.
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still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
into separate parts or pieces; apart
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
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implicit
 
 
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a.  E.g. Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was implicit in his actions.
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of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
implied or understood though not directly expressed
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
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irrefutable
 
 
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a.  E.g. No matter how hard I tried to find a good comeback for her argument, I couldn't think of one: her logic was irrefutable.
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
composed of elements from a variety of sources
unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
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obligatory
 
 
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a.  E.g. It is obligatory that books borrowed from the library be returned within two weeks.
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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pinnacle
 
 
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n.  E.g. We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
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excessive pride or self-confidence
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
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sagacious
 
 
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a.  E.g. My father was a sagacious judge of character: he could spot a phony a mile away.
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perceptive; shrewd; having insight
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
extremely disturbed from emotion
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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tepid
 
 
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a.  E.g. During the summer, I like to take a tepid bath, not a hot one.
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state of being held in high esteem and honor
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
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turbid
 
 
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a.  E.g. The water was turbid after the children had waded through it.
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related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject
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