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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advocacy
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. No threats could dissuade Bishop Desmond Tutu from his advocacy of the human rights of black South Africans.
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one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic
place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
support; active pleading on behalf of something
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caption
 
 
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n.  E.g. We got an caption error in The Far Side cartoons shown yesterday.
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cool, refreshing state of air; art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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cumulative
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Vocabulary building is a cumulative process: as you go through your flash cards, you will add new words to your vocabulary, one by one.
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massive; bulky; great in size
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
increasing by successive addition
dark; dusky; naturally having skin of a dark color
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denounce
 
 
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v.  E.g. The reform candidate kept to denounce the corrupt city officers for having betrayed the public's trust.
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dig out of ground; remove from grave
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
raise in rank or dignity; praise
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fastidious
 
 
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a.  E.g. Bobby was such a fastidious eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
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difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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grievance
 
 
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n.  E.g. When her supervisor ignored her complaint, she took her grievance to the union.
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small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
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incidence
 
 
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n.  E.g. The highest incidence is found in Britain, Australia and Belgium: 30 per 1,000,000 per year.
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inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
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lull
 
 
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v.  E.g. Malcolm tried to come up with a plausible story to lull his mother's suspicions, but she didn't believe a word he said.
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become quiet or less intensive
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument
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parsimony
 
 
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n.  E.g. Furious because her father wouldn't let her buy out the clothing store, Annie accused him of parsimony.
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very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
inscription on tombstone in memory
large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
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qualm
 
 
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n.  E.g. My main qualm is the lack of consistency and logical plotting.
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devaluation; decrease in price or value
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
mental disorder marked by confusion
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succumb
 
 
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v.  E.g. President Zardari told the two US officials that Pakistan was fighting for its survival but would not succumb to the militants.
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paycosts of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
build; put together out of components or parts
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virile
 
 
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a.  E.g. I do not accept the premise that a man proves he's virile by being belligerent.
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
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