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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abeyance
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.
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creative work, as literary or musical composition
symbol of disgrace; small mark, as scar or birthmark; mark made with red-hot iron
figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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brunt
 
 
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n.  E.g. Tom Sawyer claimed credit for painting the fence, but the brunt of the work fell on others.
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
main impact or shock; main burden
metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
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constituent
 
 
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n.  E.g. A machine will not function properly if any constituent of it is defective.
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distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
component or part; citizen, voter
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despondent
 
 
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a.  E.g. To the dismay of his parents, William became seriously despondent after he broke up with Jan; they despaired of finding a cure for his gloom.
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similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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encroachment
 
 
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n.  E.g. The encroachment of the factories upon the neighborhood lowered the value of the real estate.
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
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gnarled
 
 
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a.  E.g. The gnarled oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds.
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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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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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unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
flexible; moving and bending with ease
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
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monotony
 
 
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n.  E.g. What could be more deadly dull than the monotony of punching numbers into a computer hour after hour?
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fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
ban on commerce or other activity
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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physiological
 
 
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a.  E.g. To understand this disease fully, we must examine not only its physiological aspects but also its psychological elements.
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deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
momentary; temporary; staying for short time
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
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propagate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Since bacteria propagate more quickly in unsanitary environments, it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.
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pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number
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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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likely to fail or be inaccurate
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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thrifty
 
 
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a.  E.g. A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
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crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
careful about money; economical
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
indisputable; not open to question
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