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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amphibian
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Frogs are classified as amphibian.
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hard to understand; known only in a particular group
able to live both on land and in water
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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austere
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. The headmaster's austere demeanor tended to scare off the more timid students, who never visited his study willingly.
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using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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complacency
 
 
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n.  E.g. Your vague assurances are as meaningless as your obvious complacency.
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leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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domicile
 
 
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n.  E.g. Although his legal domicile was in New York City, his work kept him away from his residence for many years.
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place of residence of a person or a family
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
poet, especially lyric poet
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
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equinox
 
 
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n.  E.g. The vernal equinox is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.
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period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
major city, especially chief city of country or region
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heterogeneous
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. This year's entering class is a remarkably heterogeneous body: it includes students from forty different states and twenty-six foreign countries, some the children of billionaires, others the offspring of welfare families.
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silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
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itinerant
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Since the storm, the city had also been attracting a new kind of itinerant idealist.
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
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loath
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The Japanese government was loath to recognize the problem, preferring to wait in hopes that its banking system would heal itself.
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of the same or similar nature or kind
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog
large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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precipitate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Our economy would precipitate into complete ruin if what the banker says is true.
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fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with swaying motion
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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repose
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. After working hard every day in the busy city, Mike finds his repose on weekends playing golf with friends.
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relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
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tepid
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. During the summer, I like to take a tepid bath, not a hot one.
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moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
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wry
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wry wit.
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using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
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