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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amiable
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. In Little Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposition endears her to all who know her.
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
totally in love; marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
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auditory
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Short-term auditory memory in particular doesn't seem to last longer than around 10 seconds.
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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cistern
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The farmers were able to withstand the dry season by using rainwater they had stored in an underground cistern.
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reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
lizard that changes color in different situations
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
departure of a large number of people
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desolate
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. The bandits desolate the countryside, burning farms and carrying off the harvest.
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make uneasy or anxious; trouble
rid or deprive of inhabitants; lay waste; devastate
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
assent; agree without protesting
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extricate
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
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free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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humid
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. She could not stand the humid climate and moved to a drier area.
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healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
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inebriated
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Abe was inebriated more often than he was sober.
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under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
bodily; of a material nature; tangible
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
untimely; poorly chosen; inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
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misgiving
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. I have no misgiving in recommending Ms Liu for the position you have in mind.
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
inscription on tombstone in memory
severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
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pigment
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Van Gogh mixed more than one pigment with linseed oil to create his paints.
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
act or process of infusing; introduction of a solution into person through vein for therapeutic purposes
main impact or shock; main burden
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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replicate
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. Because he had always wanted a palace, Donald decided to replicate the Tai Mahal in miniature on his estate.
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
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smelt
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. The furnace men smelt tin with copper to create a special alloy used in making bells.
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
read or examine, typically with great care
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
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utopia
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. Fed up with this imperfect universe, Don would have liked to run off to Shangri-la or some other imaginary utopia.
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very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects
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