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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ambience
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. A certain ambience is lost when you choose a tampon over a cocktail glass at a party.
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particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
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bustle
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. David and the children bustle about the house getting in each other's way as they try to pack for the camping trip.
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
make less severe or harsh; moderate
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comprise
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. If the District of Columbia were to be granted statehood, the United States of America would comprise fifty-one states, not just fifty.
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disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
include; consist of; be composed of
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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disingenuous
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Now that we know the mayor and his wife are engaged in a bitter divorce fight, we find their earlier remarks regretting their lack of time together remarkably disingenuous.
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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epitome
 
 
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n.  E.g. Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General," in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.
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person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
lack of self-confidence or courage
substance believed to cure all ills
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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forlorn
 
 
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a.  E.g. Deserted by her big sisters and her friends, the forlorn child sat sadly on the steps awaiting their return.
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
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inquest
 
 
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n.  E.g. The police chief ordered an inquest to determine what went wrong.
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formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
expression of warm approval; praise
expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
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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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leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
having rough, surly, or harsh nature
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predecessor
 
 
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n.  E.g. I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late predecessor in this office.
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates
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qualm
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. My main qualm is the lack of consistency and logical plotting.
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
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stigma
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime.
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symbol of disgrace; small mark, as scar or birthmark; mark made with red-hot iron
female sheep, especially when full grown
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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vehement
 
 
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a.  E.g. Alfred became so vehement in describing what was wrong with the Internal Revenue Service that he began jumping up and down and frothing at the mouth.
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familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
unoriginal; derived from another source
composed of elements from a variety of sources
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