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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.


adopt   Speak
v. Syn. accept
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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v. Syn. contradict
contradict; give a false impression
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clog   Speak
v. Syn. congest; jam
congest; jam
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conceptual   Speak
a.
being or characterized by concepts or their formation
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conciseness   Speak
n. Syn. brevity
brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
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conjecture   Speak
v.
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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Words of List 2 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
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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abolitionist  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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classify; sort
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change; transformation
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a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
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controvertible; disputable
amazing  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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awesome; astounding; surprising
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certificate; warrant
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a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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ambitious; enthusiastic
appetite  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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act of constructing or building something
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a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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bribery; fraud
aspiring  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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course; program
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ambitious; enthusiastic
assessment  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
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course; program
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ambitious; enthusiastic
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act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
attendance  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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act of being present
caterpillar  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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cellar; storage room
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a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
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a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
communication  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
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classify; sort
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a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
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act of being present
concerto  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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composition for orchestra and a soloist
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assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
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certificate; warrant
contender  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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act of being present
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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contestant you hope to defeat
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v. Syn. intensify; increase
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase


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n. Syn. candidate
candidate


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v.
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate


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a sort of theatrical representation by dancers


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a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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v. Syn. condemn; rebuke
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure


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n.
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration


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n.
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color


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n.
counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room


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n.
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together


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