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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arduous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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beeline
 
 
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n.  E.g. As soon as the movie was over, Jim made a beeline for the exit.
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
convenient features; courtesies
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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compunction
 
 
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n.  E.g. The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
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edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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dislodge
 
 
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v.  E.g. The prime minister also called for troops to dislodge Mr. president as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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epitome
 
 
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n.  E.g. Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General," in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.
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hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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forestall
 
 
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v.  E.g. The prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
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prevent by taking action in advance
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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incompatible
 
 
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a.  E.g. The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were incompatible.
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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matriarch
 
 
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n.  E.g. The matriarch is the glue that binds the entire family together.
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woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
study of origin and nature of ideas
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perfunctory
 
 
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a.  E.g. I introduced myself, and at my name his perfunctory manner changed; I knew he heard me before.
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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
likely to fail or be inaccurate
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
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query
 
 
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n.  E.g. In her column "Ask Beth," the columnist invites young readers to send her any query about life and love.
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slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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succinct
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage: be succinct.
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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virile
 
 
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a.  E.g. They are always on the brink of victory and must be confronted with a virile aggression.
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marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
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