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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abundant
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom and the prospect of employment.
Select answer:
unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious
overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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blithe
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Shelley called the skylark a "blithe spirit" because of its happy song.
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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cistern
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The farmers were able to withstand the dry season by using rainwater they had stored in an underground cistern.
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large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; roof like structure
indefinitely long period of time; age
reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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disheveled
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Your disheveled appearance will hurt your chances in this interview.
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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enterprising
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. By coming up with fresh ways to market the company's products, Mike proved himself to be an enterprising businessman.
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moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
green; full of juice in vegetation
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
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grimace
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Even though he remained silent, his grimace indicated his displeasure.
Select answer:
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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insolence
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. How dare you treat me so rudely! The manager will hear of your insolence.
Select answer:
active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
introduction, usually to a poem or play
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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lull
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the cover for a lull in the rain.
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
mental keenness; quickness of perception
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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partisan
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. On certain issues of principle, she refused to take a partisan stand, but let her conscience be her guide.
Select answer:
demanding much work or care; tedious
dull; lacking luster or shine
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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quirk
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. By a quirk of fate, he found himself working for the man whom he had discharged years before.
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small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; peculiarity of behavior
place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place
extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
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swagger
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. The conquering hero didn't simply stride down the street; he used to swagger.
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with swaying motion
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upshot
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
lizard that changes color in different situations
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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