3500 ACT Vocabulary

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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 9 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
nadir
naivete
narcotic
nascent
nauseate
navigable
nebulous
necromancy
negate
neglect
negligible
negotiation
neologism
neonate
neophyte
nepotism
nettle
neutral
neutron
nicety
nihilist
noisome
noisy
nomadic
nomenclature
nominal
nonchalance
noncommittal
nonconformist
nonconformity
nondescript
nonentity
nonplus
nonverbal
nostalgia
nostrum
notable
notably
notoriety
notorious
notoriously
noxious
nucleus
null
nullify
numismatist
nuptial
nutrient
nutritional
oaf
obdurate
obese
obfuscate
obligation
obligatory
oblige
oblique
obliterate
obsequious
obsessed
obstetrician
obstinate
obstreperous
obtain
obtrude
obtuse
obviate
obvious
occupy
odious
odium
odorless
odorous
offensive
officious
ogle
olfactory
oligarchy
omit
omnipotent
omnipresent
omniscient
omnivorous
onerous
onus
opalescent
opaque
opiate
opine
opportune
opportunity
opposed
opprobrious
optician
optimistic
opulence
opus
oracular
orator
oratorio
orchard
ordain
ordination
organically
orient
originate
ornate
ornery
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accident   Speak
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
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accommodate   Speak
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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accustomed   Speak
habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
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admiration   Speak
favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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angular   Speak
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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apposite   Speak
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abandoned  Speak
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
abash  Speak
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precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
abjure  Speak
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
acceleration  Speak
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
accomplish  Speak
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
adjure  Speak
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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6   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent


Spelling Word: abut
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accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt


Spelling Word: acclimate
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner


Spelling Word: acrimonious
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments


Spelling Word: adorn
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nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place


Spelling Word: aerie
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste


Spelling Word: aesthetic
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