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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alcove
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. In front of centre window in alcove is a small table on which is a parlour lamp, and some newspapers, including the "New York Sun."
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
support; active pleading on behalf of something
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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caricature
 
 
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n.  E.g. The caricature he drew yesterday emphasized a personal weakness of the people he burlesqued.
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standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
chronological record of the events of successive years
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debauch
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. Did Socrates' teachings lead the young men of Athens to be virtuous citizens, or did they debauch the young men, causing them to question the customs of their fathers?
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
proceed slowly; waste time
corrupt; seduce from virtue
offer illicit sex with third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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disparity
 
 
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n.  E.g. Their disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
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enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
lack of self-confidence or courage
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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foreboding
 
 
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n.  E.g. Suspecting no conspiracies against him, Caesar gently ridiculed his wife's foreboding about the Ides of March.
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expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
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hermitage
 
 
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n.  E.g. Even in his remote hermitage he could not escape completely from the world.
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sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust
minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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inquisitor
 
 
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n.  E.g. Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police, Masha faced her inquisitor with trepidation.
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direct, quick route; direct, straight course
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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naivete
 
 
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n.  E.g. Touched by the naivete of sweet, convent-trained Cosette, Marius pledges himself to protect her innocence.
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traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance
small exclusive group of friends or associates
lack of caring; indifference
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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parable
 
 
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n.  E.g. Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this parable teaches.
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail
awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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savory
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Julia Child's recipes enable amateur chefs to create savory delicacies for their guests.
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huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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slough
 
 
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v.  E.g. Each spring, the snakes slough off their skin.
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make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
declare to be true; affirm
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
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unwitting
 
 
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a.  E.g. Pierce said criminals, such as unwitting gang members, will sometimes post information that can help with an investigation.
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stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in clear manner
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
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