ACT Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your ACT vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level ACT vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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Before the ACT exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Although ACT isn't a pure English test, three of them mainly rely on English skills. Like all English tests, you cannot expect to get a high score with poor vocabulary. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills. To build ACT vocabulary, you need to study first and then review known words to keep them warm.

This app, ACT Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build ACT vocabulary. Within modern education methodology, the app runs on random practice. It has a built-in set of more than 1000 ACT words, which are matched with the middle level of 12th-grade students and are highly useful in ACT papers.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up before any activities. ACT Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign in and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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analogous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
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comparable; similar or alike
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
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barrage
 
 
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n.  E.g. The company was forced to retreat through the barrage of heavy cannons.
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tender affection; love; act of showing affection
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
natural consequence or effect; result
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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decadence
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The moral decadence of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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elaboration
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Tell what happened simply, without any elaboration.
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production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail
violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates
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exorcise
 
 
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v.  E.g. By incantation and prayer, the medicine man sought to exorcise the evil spirits which had taken possession of the young warrior.
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
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hovel
 
 
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n.  E.g. He wondered how poor people could stand living in such a hovel.
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enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
shack; small, wretched house
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
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indolent
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Couch potatoes lead an indolent life lying back on their Lazyboy recliners watching Tv.
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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opulence
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The glitter and opulence of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
huge creature; something enormous in size or power
coarse food for cattle or horses
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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proclivity
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Watching the two-year-old boy voluntarily put away his toys, I was amazed by his proclivity for neatness.
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flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
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propriety
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Miss Manners counsels her readers so that they may behave with due propriety in any social situation and not embarrass themselves.
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rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile
payment or expense; output
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
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skiff
 
 
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n.  E.g. Tom dreamed of owning an ocean-going yacht but had to settle for a skiff he could sail in the bay.
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repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
natural consequence or effect; result
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turncoat
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a turncoat.
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance
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