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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abstruse
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. She carries around abstruse works of philosophy, not because she understands them but because she wants her friends to think she does.
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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carnivorous
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. The lion's a carnivorous beast. A hunk of meat makes up his feast.
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
dark; dusky; naturally having skin of a dark color
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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dawdle
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. We have to meet a deadline so don't dawdle; just get down to work.
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force to leave; remove from office
become quiet or less intensive
pollute; make dirty or spotty
proceed slowly; waste time
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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descry
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. In the distance, we could barely descry the enemy vessels.
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
block legislation by making long speeches
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
avoid deliberately; keep away from
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enterprising
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. By coming up with fresh ways to market the company's products, Mike proved himself to be an enterprising businessman.
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able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
light as air; heavenly; unusually refined
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gamut
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. In this performance, the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete gamut of her acting ability.
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false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
entire range; all notes in musical scale
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
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innocuous
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively innocuous and should have no ill effect on you.
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silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
green; full of juice in vegetation
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
having no adverse effect; harmless
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nomadic
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Several nomadic tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
rubbing away; tending to grind down
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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panache
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Many performers imitate Noel Coward, but few have his panache and sense of style.
Select answer:
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
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reiterate
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. He will reiterate the warning to make sure everyone understood it.
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assent; agree without protesting
decorate with ornamental appendages
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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squabble
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Children invariably get involved in such a squabble; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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trifling
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Why bother going to see a doctor for such a trifling, everyday cold?
Select answer:
trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
temporary; provided for present need only
very fat; large in body; overweight
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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