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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agility
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.
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board on which painter mixes pigments
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at beginning of illness
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canvass
 
 
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v.  E.g. After volunteers helped canvass the sentiments of his constituents, the congressman was confident that he represented the majority opinion of his district.
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determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
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contemptuous
 
 
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a.  E.g. The diners were intimidated by contemptuous manner of the waiter.
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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domicile
 
 
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n.  E.g. Although his legal domicile was in New York City, his work kept him away from his residence for many years.
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incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
place of residence of a person or a family
rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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foliage
 
 
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n.  E.g. Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive through New England to admire the colorful fall foliage.
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cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
study of origin and nature of ideas
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
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gruff
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Although he was blunt and gruff with most people, he was always gentle with children.
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
having rough, surly, or harsh nature
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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infraction
 
 
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n.  E.g. When Dennis Rodman butted heads with that referee, he committed a clear infraction of NBA rules.
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
large volume; large and scholarly book
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
animals of a period or region
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lull
 
 
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n.  E.g. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the cover for a lull in the rain.
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
mass of floating ice; ice formed by freezing of surface-water of polar oceans
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
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piety
 
 
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n.  E.g. The nuns in the convent were noted for their piety; they spent their days in worship and prayer.
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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query
 
 
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n.  E.g. In her column "Ask Beth," the columnist invites young readers to send her any query about life and love.
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condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
poet, especially lyric poet
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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subjective
 
 
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a.  E.g. Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking.
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lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in clear manner
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upshot
 
 
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n.  E.g. The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; peculiarity of behavior
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
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