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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amiable
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. In Little Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposition endears her to all who know her.
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
having been delayed; done or sent too late
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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azure
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Azure skies are indicative of good weather.
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having no equal; incomparable
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
eating away by chemicals or disease
sky blue; light purplish-blue
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compliant
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Because Joel usually gave in and went along with whatever his friends desired, his mother worried that he might be too compliant.
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abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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delirium
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. In his delirium, the drunkard saw pink panthers and talking pigs.
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mental disorder marked by confusion
vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
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equinox
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The vernal equinox is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.
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place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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implausible
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Though her alibi seemed implausible, it in fact turned out to be true.
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious
appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
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insipid
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Flat prose and flat ginger ale are equally insipid: both lack sparkle.
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yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
bodily; of a material nature; tangible
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
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notoriety
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. To the starlet, any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation, she'd settle for notoriety.
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small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
wool of sheep or similar animal; outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
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penury
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. When his pension fund failed, George feared he would end his days in penury. He became such a penny pincher that he turned into a closefisted, penurious miser.
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
coarse food for cattle or horses
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
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seismic
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The Richter scale is a measurement of seismic disturbances.
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
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subsidy
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Without this subsidy, American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.
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fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
direct financial aid by government
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
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tutelage
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. Under the tutelage of such masters of the instrument, she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.
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capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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