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ACT Vocabulary for ESL Students

Globalization leads USA universities are accepting more and more foreign students. ACT test is one option for them to apply for admission. For ESL (English as Second Language) students, ACT test is much more difficult than for USA high school students. They will face tougher contents and challenge harder preparation, so they need more resources.

Students have many tasks to prepare ACT test. In general, building vocabulary is the top one, because vocabulary is the foundation of all English-related test sections, like reading and writing. Most of ACT test takers have to spend much time to learn new words and review known words. It isn't an easy job for them. As for ESL students, it becomes much heavier.

In addition to normal ACT vocabularies, ESL students have to learn some extra words. Because ESL students live in non-English language circumstances; their English skills completely come from various textbooks. For example, 'basement' is a very common word in America, but foreign students may didn't hear this word yet. If they prepare ACT by normal vocabularies, more or less some common words will be missed.

ESL ACT Vocabulary is compiled for non-English speakers to cover the gap. Basically, words in this list aren't very difficult, but they are likely used on ACT test papers and confuse the foreign test takers. These words are usually ignored by mainstream ACT vocabularies because of simple or common. To help ESL students study by mother language, this list includes definitions in 20 languages.

Last but not least, ESL students are supposed to choose a common vocabulary, like 3500 ACT Vocabulary, as the base to build own ACT vocabulary. This list, ESL ACT Vocabulary, is only an additional list to fix vocabulary leak of ESL students.

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Building ACT vocabulary is a tough task, especially for ESL students. Set your goal and choose your way both aren't easy job, you should get authoritative information as more as possible. ACT Official Website is a right place to help you out.


approximate   Speak
v. Syn. approach
approach; come near
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behavior   Speak
n. Syn. conduct; manner
conduct; manner
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cautious   Speak
a. Syn. conservative; careful
conservative; careful
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choreography   Speak
n.
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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constellation   Speak
n. Syn. gathering; cluster
a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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crab   Speak
n.
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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iceberg
identify
ideological
illumination
illusive
imagery
impediment
impending
import
impose
impracticality
imprisonment
improvise
impulse
incidentally
incise
incorporate
incorporation
incredulous
incur
indenture
indigestion
indignant
individualism
inducible
industrialization
industrious
infancy
infectious
infer
inflation
influenza
informal
infusion
ingenious
inheritance
initiate
injury
innumerable
insistence
instinctively
institute
institutionalize
intellect
intelligence
intentionally
interaction
interactive
interest
intersect
interstellar
intimacy
intricate
intrigue
intriguing
invariably
inventory
invertebrate
inviting
ion
irregular
jellyfish
jewelry
judgement
jumble
junction
jurisdiction
jury
justify
juxtaposition
keen
kernel
keyboard
knapsack
laborious
lace
lag
lampshade
landmass
lateral
launch
league
legume
leisure
lethal
lettuce
liable
libel
lift
limb
lineage
linger
lively
livestock
load
lobby
lobster
locomote
lodging
longitude
loom
loop
lull
lure
magic
magical
magnesium
magnetic
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adjoin  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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about; roughly
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arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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benevolent; kind; humane
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covering; umbrella
assault  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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attack; onslaught
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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covered with beads of liquid
bankrupt  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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bloody
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combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
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cause to become financially ruin; ruin
beaded  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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diligent; responsible; reliable
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be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
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arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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covered with beads of liquid
betray  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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dedicated; devoted
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be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
bonanza  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
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complete; consummate; make perfect
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become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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covering; umbrella
casting  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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brink; edge
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
catalyst  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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brink; edge
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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diligent; responsible; reliable
charitable  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
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brink; edge
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benevolent; kind; humane
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become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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n.
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery


Spelling Word: abolitionist
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n. Syn. report; description
narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event


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v.
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to


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n. Syn. addition; supplement
addition; supplement


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v. Syn. clap; acclaim
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands


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n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth


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a. Syn. cold; cheerless
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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n.
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship


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a. Syn. common
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole


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v. Syn. design; consider
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way


Spelling Word: conceive