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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color; appearance; particular gradation of color
nook; small, recessed section of a room
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
case for arrows; collection or store, as arsenal; quick shaking
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blunder
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.
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chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
gold and silver in the form of bars
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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corpulent
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. The corpulent man resolved to reduce.
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overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
very fat; large in body; overweight
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earthy
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. His earthy remarks often embarrassed the women in his audience.
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unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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esoteric
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. The New Yorker short stories often include esoteric allusions to obscure people and events.
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
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fraught
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Since this enterprise is fraught with danger, I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks.
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long and thin; slender; having little substance
careful about money; economical
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
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insipid
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Flat prose and flat ginger ale are equally insipid: both lack sparkle.
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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madrigal
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. His program of folk songs included a famous madrigal which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.
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direct financial aid by government
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
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philanderer
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman, Ralph assured Alice he was no philanderer.
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faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
board on which painter mixes pigments
lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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requiem
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. They played Mozart's requiem at the funeral.
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
mental disorder marked by confusion
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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stupor
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. In his stupor, the addict was unaware of the events taking place around him.
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anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
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visceral
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. The miserable story, especially the distant forces of law, is all depicted in visceral detail.
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gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
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