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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askew
 
 
(1)
ad.  E.g. When he placed his hat askew upon his head, his observers laughed.
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very fat; large in body; overweight
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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bawdy
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Jack took offense at Jill's bawdy remarks. What kind of young man did she think he was?
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overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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chasm
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. They could not see the bottom of the chasm.
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
deep opening in the earth surface
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dross
 
 
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n.  E.g. Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross.
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highly skilled artist, as musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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erode
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. The film shows how dripping water to erode the limestone until only a thin shell remained.
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work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
approve formally; confirm; verify
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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impeach
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. The angry congressman wanted to impeach the president for his misdeeds.
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
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intermittent
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The outdoor wedding reception had to be moved indoors to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and off all afternoon.
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skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
having been delayed; done or sent too late
comical because of strangeness; ludicrously comical; clownish; bizarre
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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negligible
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Because the damage to his car had been negligible, Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.
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tending to call up emotions, memories
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
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pandemonium
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke out among the passengers.
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state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
father and ruler of family or tribe
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
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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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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
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solicitous
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. The employer was very solicitous about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get.
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worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
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unfathomable
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Unable to get to the bottom of the mystery, Watson declared it was unfathomable.
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lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
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