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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

Some students are looking for ACT vocabulary ebook, but we didn't publish ebook of this vocabulary. Two SAT vocabulary ebooks may be considered instead:

SAT 1200 Words in 30 Days (basic level)
Available at:
Apple iBook, Google Books, Amazon Kindle, and others...

SAT 4000 Words (basic,middle, and high level)
Available at:
Amazon Kindle -USA, and others...

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.


approximately   Speak
ad. Syn. about; roughly
about; roughly
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balance   Speak
n. Syn. equilibrium; symmetry; stability
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
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bang   Speak
n.
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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baroque   Speak
a. Syn. embellished; elaborate
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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classification   Speak
n.
assigning to a class or category
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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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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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accompanying  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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dedicated; devoted
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approach; come near
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
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attendant; concomitant
adjacent  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
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act of constructing or building something
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clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
air  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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be broadcast on television or radio
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
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close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
ally  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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confederate; partner; collaborator
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assured; having or marked by assurance
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be broadcast on television or radio
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
assuredly  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
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certainly; undoubtedly
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abbreviation
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a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
boon  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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certainly; undoubtedly
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
cassette  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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attendant; concomitant
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
chore  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
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container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
chronological  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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dedicated; devoted
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comparable; similar or alike
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clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
coil  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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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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attractive; charming
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capacity; skill
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common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
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a. Syn. aloft
aloft; flying; in the air


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n. Syn. correction; revision
correction; revision


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n. Syn. ambition; longing
ambition; longing


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v. Syn. gain
achieve or accomplish; gain


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


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n. Syn. cleverness; magnificence
cleverness; magnificence


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ad. Syn. brightly; radiantly
brightly; radiantly


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a.
arousing or provoking laughter


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n.
activity of communicating; activity of conveying information


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v. Syn. vie; contest; fight
contest; fight


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