ACT Vocabulary Test Online

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Before the ACT exam, students usually try to enhance vocabulary as strong 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 to think, talk, read, and write, which is the foundation of any language skills. To build ACT vocabulary, you need to study firstly, and then review known words to keep them refreshed.

This app, ACT Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you do build ACT words. Within modern education methodology, the app runs on random practice. It has a built-in set of ACT word list, more than 1000, which is matched with the middle level of 12th-grade students and is highly useful in ACT papers.

It is a game-style app. You don't need a detail plan or schedule to use it. Anytime and anywhere, you can access its web pages and practice or test as long as you have the Internet. Some people use it as a tool to evaluate ACT vocabulary. Others use it to study new words or review known words. Based on lots of exercises, you may finally familiarize with the built-in vocabulary and keep them warm until the test day.

The primary functionality of the app is to make ACT word question sheets dynamically, and then hosts the sheets as online practices. Showing quizzes and auto checking answers are its core features. Besides, students can store the result of each test for further analyzing. For example, the data is useful to compare with either previous data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools hardly have. It includes a sample sentence for each word, which helps very much to learn new words. It also provides definitions of 20 languages for every word and let ESL students select mother language and integrate it with English explanation.

As we mentioned, the app needs to store your test data because its core features are relied on previous practices' results. So you should sign on before any activities. ACT Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign on. If you don't have an account yet, create one is only to take a few minutes. Sign on and start to enjoy this great web app!
Questions and Answers
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accentuate
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. John said the overwhelming demand for transportation fuels will again accentuate the need for increased drilling, but that might take months.
Select answer:
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
Don't select.
asunder
 
 
(2)
ad.  E.g. A fierce quarrel split the partnership asunder: the two partners finally sundered their connections because their points of view were poles apart.
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
demanding much work or care; tedious
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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dapper
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. In "The Odd Couple" TV show, Tony Randall played Felix Unger, an excessively dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.
Select answer:
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
momentary; temporary; staying for short time
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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depict
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. Here, we can see how the author to depict Beatle John Lennon as a drug-crazed neurotic.
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remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
Don't select.
facetious
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. I'm serious about this project; I don't need any facetious cracks about do-gooder little rich girls.
Select answer:
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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garnish
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. Parsley was used to garnish the boiled potato.
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
decorate with ornamental appendages
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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incompatible
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were incompatible.
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demanding much work or care; tedious
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
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ovation
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. When the popular tenor Placido Domingo came on stage in the first act of La Boheme, he was greeted by a tremendous ovation.
Select answer:
formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
large volume; large and scholarly book
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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preclude
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New Year's Eve would preclude their accepting the New Year's Eve gig in London.
Select answer:
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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reactionary
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Opposing the use of English in worship services, reactionary forces in the church fought to reinstate the mass in Latin.
Select answer:
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
animated; lively; vigorous and active
sky blue; light purplish-blue
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surmount
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Could Helen Keller, blind and deaf since childhood, surmount her physical disabilities and lead a productive life?
Select answer:
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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ubiquitous
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous; David heard the tune everywhere.
Select answer:
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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