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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.


accompanying   Speak
a. Syn. attendant; concomitant
attendant; concomitant
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appetite   Speak
n. Syn. desire
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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choke   Speak
v. Syn. asphyxiate; suffocate
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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compression   Speak
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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conglomerate   Speak
n. Syn. assortment
corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
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crystallization   Speak
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a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
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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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accordion  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
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brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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assured; having or marked by assurance
adjacent  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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estimate value; judge worth of something
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a small room or cabinet used for storage space
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
antibiotic  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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dedicated; devoted
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
basement  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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cellar; storage room
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device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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culture
board  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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configuration; outline
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demand for something as rightful or due
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confront; oppose
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a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
bouquet  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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definitive; decisive; final
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small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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dedicated; devoted
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a small room or cabinet used for storage space
bypass  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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adapt; regulate
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dedicated; devoted
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channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
civility  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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configuration; outline
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
civilization  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
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assert; confirm
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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culture
coherent  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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inherited or inheritable by established rules
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benevolent; kind; humane
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a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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v. Syn. cancel; annul
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely


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v. Syn. applaud
applaud; announce with great approval


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v. Syn. approach
approach; come near


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a. Syn. hard; strenuous
demanding great effort or labor; difficult


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n. Syn. covering; umbrella
covering; umbrella


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n.
cutting away parts to create a desired shape


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n.
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video


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n. Syn. calamity; disaster
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune


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


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v.
breakdown; failure


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