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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anoint
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. He described how the prophet Samuel to anoint David with oil, crown him king of Israel.
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cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
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bask
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Relaxing on the beach, they bask so completely that fell asleep.
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form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
prevent by taking action in advance
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
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corpulent
 
 
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a.  E.g. The corpulent man resolved to reduce.
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
very fat; large in body; overweight
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
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divergent
 
 
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a.  E.g. Since graduating from medical school, the two doctors have taken divergent paths, one going on to become a nationally prominent surgeon, the other dedicating himself to a small family practice in his home town.
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familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
differing; tending to move apart in different directions
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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escapade
 
 
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n.  E.g. The headmaster could not regard this latest escapade as a boyish joke and expelled the young man.
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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gratis
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. The company offered to give one package gratis to every purchaser of one of their products.
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free, without charge; costing nothing
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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inquest
 
 
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n.  E.g. The police chief ordered an inquest to determine what went wrong.
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage
bringing or coming to end; ceasing
formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
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maelstrom
 
 
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n.  E.g. The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom, it had to leave the dangerous water quickly.
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
introduction, usually to a poem or play
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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philanderer
 
 
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n.  E.g. Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman, Ralph assured Alice he was no philanderer.
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reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
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sanguine
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Let us not be too sanguine about the outcome; something could go wrong.
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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swarthy
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. The one who called himself Nathaniel was swarthy and handsome with dark, intense eyes and a spill of brunet hair over a pair of broad shoulders.
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outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
dark; dusky; naturally having skin of a dark color
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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transitory
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Fame is transitory: today's rising star is all too soon tomorrow's washed-up has-been.
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separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
being beyond what is required or sufficient
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
having been delayed; done or sent too late
improperly forward or bold; rude
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