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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artless
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.
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moved by sexual love; loving
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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augment
 
 
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v.  E.g. Armies augment their forces by calling up reinforcements.
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mislead; delude; deceive by guile
include; consist of; be composed of
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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collusion
 
 
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n.  E.g. They're in collusion with the government and just want a piece of the pie like everyone else.
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secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
trivial or worthless matter; thin dry bracts or scales, especially
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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elicit
 
 
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v.  E.g. The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot.
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work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
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figurative
 
 
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a.  E.g. The only difference between the verbs loan and lend is that loan can’t be used in figurative senses.
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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gaffe
 
 
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n.  E.g. According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake.
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
component or part; citizen, voter
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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jaunt
 
 
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n.  E.g. He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.
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lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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olfactory
 
 
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a.  E.g. A wine taster must have a discriminating palate and a keen olfactory sense, for a good wine appeals both to the taste buds and to the nose.
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relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
easily approachable; warmly friendly
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
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philistine
 
 
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n.  E.g. We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we needn't any philistine among us.
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narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
natural consequence or effect; result
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rife
 
 
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a.  E.g. In the face of the many rumors of scandal, which are rife at the moment, it is best to remain silent.
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
being beyond what is required or sufficient
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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stoic
 
 
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a.  E.g. I wasn't particularly stoic when I had my flu shot; I squealed like a stuck pig.
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
temporary; provided for present need only
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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unwarranted
 
 
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a.  E.g. We could not understand Martin's unwarranted rudeness to his mother's guests.
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having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
unconventional in an artistic way
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