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 3500 ACT Vocabulary
1   Overview:
Many tasks are on their list when high school students prepare for an ACT exam. Reviewing and enhancing ACT vocabulary is usually the hardest one. Here we will help you master ACT words efficiently. As we know, ACT consists of multiple sections; three are actually to test English skills. Words are the essential elements of any language. If you want to succeed in ACT, you have to build a strong ACT vocabulary seriously.

You may see an ACT vocabulary list somewhere, but official ACT vocabulary doesn't exist. The ACT word list is only a concept to refer to a list related to the ACT exam; it encloses words that probably will occur or once occurred on ACT papers, whose contents vary on different scenarios: the test takers' level and pursuit. This ACT words list matches the average 12th-grade students and concentrates on the requirement of its reading section.

Vocabulary is a critical asset in all reading tests. You can only get a good score on reading tests with solid ACT vocabulary. The reading test has the most robust vocabulary criteria compared to other test sections, like writing. Namely, writing words are usually in reading vocabulary, but the reverse isn't true. So if you plan to choose one vocabulary to cover all test sections, this list is the right candidate.

3500 ACT Vocabulary is an all-in-one middle-level word list that covers the core requirements in preparing for the exam. 12th-grade students should schedule 3 to 6 months to master the words. Given the reading test, students had better learn or understand all vocabulary words.

ACT organizer insists that the test doesn't emphasize strong or large vocabulary; it seems true. However, it doesn't mean you have any chance of having a good score with bad vocabulary skills. Vocabulary is the foundation of any English test, and ACT has no exception. Want to improve your performance in the ACT? This vocabulary will give you a hand.

ACT vocabulary plays a crucial role in your ACT final score. ACT Official Website will give you authoritative information to work out a reasonable ACT vocabulary plan.

2   Alternative vocabularies:
Test takers have various requirements for vocabulary building; it's impossible to handle them with one ACT word list. Is there any alternative ACT vocabulary? Yes, you can get various ACT vocabularies from this or other websites. Besides, vocabularies for the SAT exam or high school study are possibly good options.

We think '3500 ACT Vocabulary' is the first choice for most students. You may find some others as a supplement for some particular purposes. For example, our website offers ESL ACT Vocabulary, which helps ESL (English as Second Language) students to overcome the gap of everyday life words.ESL ACT Vocabulary

Some students working hard to challenge the high score need more difficult words to enhance vocabulary skills. Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence is deserved to have a look. It's short but can improve your writing vocabulary level.Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence

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Words of Group 6 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
fabricate
facade
facet
facetious
facile
facilitate
facsimile
faculty
fade
faint
fairly
fake
fallacious
fallible
fallow
falter
fanatic
fanaticism
fanciful
fanfare
fantastic
fantasy
fastidious
fatalism
fatuous
fauna
favorable
fawning
faze
febrile
feckless
fecundity
feed
feign
feint
felicitous
feral
ferment
fertilize
fervent
fervid
fervor
fetid
fetter
fiber
fictional
fictitious
fictive
fidelity
fidget
fierce
figurative
figurine
filament
filch
file
filial
filibuster
finesse
fingertip
finicky
firebrand
firm
fishy
fissure
fitful
fitness
fixed
flabbergasted
flaccid
flagrant
flake
flamboyant
flare
flash
fleck
fledgling
fleece
flippant
flit
float
flock
floe
florid
flourish
flout
fluctuate
fluency
fluent
fluffy
fluster
flux
fodder
foe
fog
foible
foliage
folly
foment
foolhardy
fop
forage
forbearance
forebear
forebode
foreboding
forego
foremost
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4   Demonstrate word list style:
administer   Speak
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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apologist   Speak
person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
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append   Speak
attach; add as supplement or appendix
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aromatic   Speak
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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ashen   Speak
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
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aviation   Speak
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abet  Speak
Exercise
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
Exercise
ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
Exercise
established procedure for solving problem
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
actively  Speak
Exercise
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
Exercise
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
Exercise
group of closely located islands
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inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
adorn  Speak
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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established procedure for solving problem
allude  Speak
Exercise
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
Exercise
chronological record of the events of successive years
allusion  Speak
Exercise
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
Exercise
into separate parts or pieces; apart
Exercise
nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
alternate  Speak
Exercise
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
Exercise
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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6   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage


Spelling Word: abet
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rubbing away; tending to grind down


Spelling Word: abrasive
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.


Spelling Word: abstruse
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise


Spelling Word: accolade
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided


Spelling Word: admonish
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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose


Spelling Word: adverse
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7   PDF List:
DIY - PDF of ACT vocabulary
May I have a PDF file of this ACT vocabulary? The answer is yes. Although you cannot download a DEF file of '3500 ACT Vocabulary' directly, you have two ways to create a customized PDF based on the word list.

One way is to run the web app Print Vocabulary in PDF. It can load '3500 ACT Vocabulary', similar to all vocabularies of this website. The handy tool can filter your known words, create a personalized version, and output as PDF files.

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