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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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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caption
 
 
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n.  E.g. We got an caption error in The Far Side cartoons shown yesterday.
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
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chaff
 
 
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n.  E.g. When you separate the wheat from the chaff, be sure you keep the wheat.
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ability to foresee future happenings
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
trivial or worthless matter; thin dry bracts or scales, especially
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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dismember
 
 
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v.  E.g. Who did dismember the Austrian Empire? Several new countries were established.
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neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
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etymology
 
 
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n.  E.g. A knowledge of etymology can help you on many English tests: if you know what the roots and prefixes mean, you can determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
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excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface
study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
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hackneyed
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. When the reviewer criticized the movie for its hackneyed plot, we agreed; we had seen similar stories hundreds of times before.
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repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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indeterminate
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when they will do so, however, remains indeterminate.
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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
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mediate
 
 
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v.  E.g. King Solomon was asked to mediate a dispute between two women, each of whom claimed to be the mother of the same child.
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of body
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
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placid
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. After his vacation in this placid section, he felt soothed and rested.
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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repugnant
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. She found the snake repugnant and looked on it with loathing and fear.
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
being beyond what is required or sufficient
brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
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subterfuge
 
 
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n.  E.g. As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
necessary requirement; indispensable item
one that is dishonest or troublemaker, especially a impish youngster
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uncouth
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Most biographers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
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