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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arduous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.
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stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
free, without charge; costing nothing
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
incompatible; not able to be resolved
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beeline
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. As soon as the movie was over, Jim made a beeline for the exit.
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direct, quick route; direct, straight course
ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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compunction
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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dislodge
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. The prime minister also called for troops to dislodge Mr. president as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
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epitome
 
 
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n.  E.g. Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General," in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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forestall
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. The prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
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move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
prevent by taking action in advance
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incompatible
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were incompatible.
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sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
happening, as occasional event, without regularity; coming without design
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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matriarch
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The matriarch is the glue that binds the entire family together.
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animals of a period or region
woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
major city, especially chief city of country or region
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perfunctory
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. I introduced myself, and at my name his perfunctory manner changed; I knew he heard me before.
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not essential; coming from outside
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
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query
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. In her column "Ask Beth," the columnist invites young readers to send her any query about life and love.
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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succinct
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage: be succinct.
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
gigantic; of great comparative size
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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virile
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. They are always on the brink of victory and must be confronted with a virile aggression.
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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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