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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 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
cabal
cacophonous
cadaverous
cadence
cajole
calamity
caldron
calligraphy
callow
calm
calorific
calumny
camaraderie
cameo
camouflage
campaign
canny
cantankerous
cantata
canter
canto
canvas
canvass
capable
capacious
capitulate
capricious
caption
captious
captivate
carapace
carbohydrate
cardinal
careen
careful
careworn
caricature
carnival
carnivorous
carping
cartographer
castigate
casual
cataclysm
catapult
cataract
catcall
catechism
categorical
category
cater
catharsis
caulk
causal
caustic
caution
cautiously
cavalcade
cavil
cavity
ceaseless
cede
celebrated
celerity
celestial
celibate
censorious
censure
centennial
centigrade
centrifugal
centripetal
centurion
cerebration
ceremonial
ceremonious
ceremony
certitude
cessation
cession
chafe
chaff
chaffing
chagrin
chalice
chameleon
chaos
chaotic
characterize
chart
charter
chary
chasm
chassis
chasten
chastise
chateau
chauvinist
cherish
cherubic
chicanery
chide
chimerical
choleric
chortle
chronic
churlish
cipher
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4   Demonstrate word list style:
abandoned   Speak
recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
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achievement   Speak
feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
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acuity   Speak
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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alimentary   Speak
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
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ameliorate   Speak
make or become better; improve; grow better
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arid   Speak
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abiding  Speak
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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upward slope, as of hill
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struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
accolade  Speak
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excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
accomplish  Speak
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endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
adroit  Speak
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having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
advent  Speak
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annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
affect  Speak
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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6   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm


Spelling Word: abandon
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system


Spelling Word: acquire
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glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together


Spelling Word: adhesive
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proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward


Spelling Word: advance
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in or into a high place; high or higher up


Spelling Word: aloft
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particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment


Spelling Word: ambience
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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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