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 8 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
jabber
jargon
jaundiced
jaunt
jaunty
jealousy
jettison
jewel
jingoist
jocose
jocular
jollity
jostle
jovial
jubilant
jubilation
judicious
juicy
jungle
junta
jurisprudence
juxtaposition
kaleidoscope
kernel
kerosene
killjoy
kiln
kindle
kinetic
kleptomaniac
knave
knoll
knotty
laborious
laboriously
lachrymose
lackadaisical
lackluster
laconic
laggard
lament
lampoon
languid
languish
languor
larder
largely
largess
larva
lassitude
lasting
latitude
laud
laudable
laurels
lava
lawn
leadership
leak
leap
leaven
lecherous
lechery
legacy
legend
legerdemain
legislation
lengthen
leopard
lethargic
lethargy
levity
lexicographer
lexicon
liberally
liberate
liberator
libertarian
libertine
libretto
licentious
lilliputian
limber
limerick
limpid
linchpin
linen
linguistic
linguistics
liniment
lionize
liquid
liquidate
lisp
listless
litany
literary
literate
lithe
litter
liver
loath
loathsome
locally
locate
lofty
loiter
loll
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4   Demonstrate word list style:
abandonment   Speak
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
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abjure   Speak
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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actuarial   Speak
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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advance   Speak
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
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attach   Speak
fasten; annex; be in contact with
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aureole   Speak
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abbreviate  Speak
Exercise
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
Exercise
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
Exercise
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Exercise
increasing in speed
abstain  Speak
Exercise
lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
Exercise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
Exercise
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
Exercise
act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
abstruse  Speak
Exercise
moved by sexual love; loving
Exercise
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
Exercise
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
actively  Speak
Exercise
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
Exercise
essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
Exercise
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
addendum  Speak
Exercise
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
Exercise
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
Exercise
moved by sexual love; loving
Exercise
essential quality; reputation; honor
adherent  Speak
Exercise
having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
Exercise
moved by sexual love; loving
Exercise
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
Exercise
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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6   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert


Spelling Word: abash
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rubbing away; tending to grind down


Spelling Word: abrasive
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having properties of vinegar; sour


Spelling Word: acetic
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance


Spelling Word: agitation
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others


Spelling Word: altruistic
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome


Spelling Word: amicable
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