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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4   Demonstrate word list style:
abscond   Speak
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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accede   Speak
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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accomplish   Speak
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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acetic   Speak
having properties of vinegar; sour
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anarchist   Speak
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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arcane   Speak
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abridge  Speak
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energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
acclaim  Speak
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applaud; announce with great approval
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term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
acquire  Speak
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
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helper; person who assists or helps someone else
actively  Speak
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energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
admonition  Speak
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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helper; person who assists or helps someone else
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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place where different tree varieties are exhibited
advance  Speak
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proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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6   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert


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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority


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habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty


Spelling Word: absenteeism
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applaud; announce with great approval


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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner


Spelling Word: acrimonious
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions


Spelling Word: adroit
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