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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(1)
n.  E.g. He was at the apex of his career: he had climbed to the top of the heap.
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figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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caustic
 
 
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a.  E.g. The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
having no adverse effect; harmless
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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dawdle
 
 
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v.  E.g. We have to meet a deadline so don't dawdle; just get down to work.
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proceed slowly; waste time
read or examine, typically with great care
restore to good condition; renew
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
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dissent
 
 
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v.  E.g. They dissent from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their issue is not on “faith and morals,” but on social policy
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open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
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enmity
 
 
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n.  E.g. At Camp David, President Carter labored to bring an end to the enmity that prevented the peaceful coexistence of Egypt and Israel.
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one that is dishonest or troublemaker, especially a impish youngster
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
direct financial aid by government
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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girth
 
 
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n.  E.g. Pick a Christmas tree that suits your family: large in girth.
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sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; peculiarity of behavior
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
wool of sheep or similar animal; outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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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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deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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outlandish
 
 
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a.  E.g. The eccentric professor who engages in markedly outlandish behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.
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unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
moved by sexual love; loving
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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paltry
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry.
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rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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replicate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Because he had always wanted a palace, Donald decided to replicate the Tai Mahal in miniature on his estate.
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
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terminology
 
 
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n.  E.g. The special terminology developed by some authorities in the field has done more to confuse the layman than to enlighten him.
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vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
female sheep, especially when full grown
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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unassuming
 
 
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a.  E.g. He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
with reference or regard; in respect
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
composed of elements from a variety of sources
untimely; poorly chosen; inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
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