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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annals
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. In the annals of this period, we find no mention of democratic movements.
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
chronological record of the events of successive years
hard monotonous routine work
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boorish
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Natasha was embarrassed by her fellow spy's boorish behavior.
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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circumspect
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect.
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
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embryonic
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. The evil of race hatred must be eliminated while it is still in an embryonic state; otherwise, it may grow to dangerous proportions.
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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fallacious
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results: even though your logic may be faulty, the answer you get may nevertheless be correct.
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mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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germane
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. The judge refused to allow the testimony to be heard by the jury because it was not germane to the case.
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
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limpid
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. A limpid stream ran through his property.
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using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
wholly absorbing one's attention
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lurk
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. Who knows what evil can lurk in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
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become quiet or less intensive
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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projectile
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. The soldier has always hurled projectile at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.
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any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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seismic
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The Richter scale is a measurement of seismic disturbances.
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caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
very thin especially from disease or hunger
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
having no equal; incomparable
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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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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
direct financial aid by government
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
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upbraid
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Not only did Miss Minchin upbraid Ermengarde for her disobedience, but she hung her up by her braids from a coat rack in the classroom.
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severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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