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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.


boon   Speak
n. Syn. blessing; benefit
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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cautious   Speak
a. Syn. conservative; careful
conservative; careful
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chronological   Speak
a.
arranged in order of time of occurrence
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clap   Speak
v. Syn. applaud; slap
applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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consume   Speak
v. Syn. devour; eat
devour; eat
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converse   Speak
v. Syn. chat
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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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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appreciable  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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diagnose; examine
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difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
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considerable; perceptible
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channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
attraction  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
barn  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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associate; partner
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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contentious speech act; argument
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
bellows  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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certificate; warrant
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
blend  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
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ally; form a group or unite
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combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
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attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
clergyman  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
combine  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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blend; fuse; merge
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cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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compact
comical  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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arousing or provoking laughter
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
commentary  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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be full of; be plentiful
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
companion  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
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associate; partner
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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a. Syn. sudden; unforeseen
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another


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n. Syn. ambition; longing
ambition; longing


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a.
amazed; surprised


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


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n.
demand for something as rightful or due


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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church


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cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated


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n.
an object that goes around the sun


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


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a. Syn. compact
compact


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