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.
Free Online Vocabulary 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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apocryphal
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. To impress his friends, Tom invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city.
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somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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boon
 
 
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n.  E.g. The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community.
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fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
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cornucopia
 
 
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n.  E.g. The encyclopedia salesman claimed the new edition was a veritable cornucopia of information, an inexhaustible source of knowledge for the entire family.
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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effrontery
 
 
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n.  E.g. She had the effrontery to insult the guest.
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remedy; compensation; act of correcting error or fault
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
number of members necessary to conduct a meeting; select group
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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etymology
 
 
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n.  E.g. A knowledge of etymology can help you on many English tests: if you know what the roots and prefixes mean, you can determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
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picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface
equality in status or amount; similarity or close
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
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impervious
 
 
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a.  E.g. The carpet salesman told Simone that his most expensive brand of floor covering was warranted to be impervious to ordinary wear and tear.
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treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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irrevocable
 
 
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a.  E.g. As Sue dropped the "Dear John" letter into the mailbox, she suddenly wanted to take it back, but she could not: her action was irrevocable.
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
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muted
 
 
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a.  E.g. Thanks to the thick, sound-absorbing walls of the cathedral, only muted traffic noise reached the worshippers within.
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having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
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perpetrate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
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be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
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querulous
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Even the most agreeable toddlers can begin to act querulous if they miss their nap.
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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spartan
 
 
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a.  E.g. Looking over the bare, unheated room, with its hard cot, he wondered what he was doing in such spartan quarters.
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
containing or derived from error; mistaken
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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vernal
 
 
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a.  E.g. Bea basked in the balmy vernal breezes, happy that winter was coming to an end.
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
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