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.
Free Online Vocabulary 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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(1)
n.  E.g. He was at the apex of his career: he had climbed to the top of the heap.
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separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
case for arrows; collection or store, as arsenal; quick shaking
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bequeath
 
 
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v.  E.g. Though Maud had intended to bequeath the family home to her nephew, she died before changing her will.
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explain or describe in detail
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
leave to someone by a will; hand down
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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coddle
 
 
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v.  E.g. Don't coddle the children so much; they need a taste of discipline.
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stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
list each one; mention one by one
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
rid or deprive of inhabitants; lay waste; devastate
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delirium
 
 
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n.  E.g. In his delirium, the drunkard saw pink panthers and talking pigs.
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mental disorder marked by confusion
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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exhume
 
 
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v.  E.g. Could evidence of the serial killer have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim's body.
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establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
dig out of ground; remove from grave
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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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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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
corrupt; seduce from virtue
approve formally; confirm; verify
prevent by taking action in advance
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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knoll
 
 
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n.  E.g. Robert's grave is on a knoll in Samoa; to reach the grave site, you must climb uphill and walk a short distance along a marked path.
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place of residence of a person or a family
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
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negate
 
 
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v.  E.g. A sudden surge of adrenalin can negate the effects of fatigue: there's nothing like a good shock to wake you up.
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twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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plethora
 
 
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n.  E.g. She offered a plethora of excuses for her shortcomings.
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excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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rebuke
 
 
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v.  E.g. No matter how sharply I rebuke Huck for his misconduct, he never talks back but just stand there like a stump.
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
scold harshly; criticize severely
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serrated
 
 
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a.  E.g. The beech tree is one of many plants that have serrated leaves.
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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voluptuous
 
 
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a.  E.g. The nobility during the Renaissance led voluptuous lives.
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unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
unoriginal; derived from another source
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
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