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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.


approach   Speak
n. Syn. access; method
access; method
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arduous   Speak
a. Syn. hard; strenuous
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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coherent   Speak
a. Syn. adhesive; cohesive
adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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combination   Speak
n. Syn. blend; union
blend; union
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committed   Speak
a. Syn. dedicated; devoted
dedicated; devoted
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conformity   Speak
n.
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
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daisy
daring
dazzling
debtor
decay
deception
deck
declaration
decline
decompose
decomposition
decorate
decoration
defect
defer
definition
deform
deformation
delay
delectable
delegate
deliberate
delta
democracy
demolition
denomination
denounce
dent
dentist
dentistry
departure
deplete
depositor
depot
depreciation
deprive
derivative
descent
desert
deserve
desire
despoil
dessert
destine
destructive
detectable
detergent
deteriorate
detrimental
devastating
devastation
devious
devoid
devote
devour
diagnose
dialogue
dietary
dietitian
diffusion
digest
diligent
diligently
dime
dinosaur
dioxide
disapproval
disaster
discern
discharge
disconnect
discontent
discourage
discouraging
dismay
dismember
dispatch
displacement
dispute
dissimilar
distinct
distinctly
distinguish
distribution
divergence
divergent
diverse
diversion
division
documentation
dogged
dogma
domesticate
dormitory
doubt
downtown
draw
drawer
drawing
drill
dwarf
dweller
dye
dynamics
eager
earthenware
eccentric
eclectic
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accompanying  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
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an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
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attendant; concomitant
amend  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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attendant; concomitant
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contentious speech act; argument
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cool; freeze
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
analogous  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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diligent; responsible; reliable
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comparable; similar or alike
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biography or story written by yourself
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counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
antedate  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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attendant; concomitant
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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be earlier in time; go back further
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deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
assistance  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
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activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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cut; sculpt
autobiography  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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confederate; partner; collaborator
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ambition; longing
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biography or story written by yourself
biography  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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cool; freeze
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book of literary selections by various authors
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
carving  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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attendant; concomitant
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confederate; partner; collaborator
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cutting away parts to create a desired shape
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
catalyst  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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book of literary selections by various authors
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
chill  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
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cool; freeze
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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diligent; responsible; reliable
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a. Syn. attendant; concomitant
attendant; concomitant


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n.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;


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v. Syn. associate; incorporate
associate; incorporate


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a physicist who studies astronomy


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a. Syn. appealing; pleasing; inviting; intriguing; tempting
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting


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ad. Syn. brightly; radiantly
brightly; radiantly


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band or organized company of singers, especially in church service


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v. Syn. cut; hew
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax


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a. Syn. compressed; condensed; concise
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something


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a. Syn. diligent; responsible; reliable
diligent; responsible; reliable


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