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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appellation
 
 
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n.  E.g. Macbeth was startled when the witches greeted him with an incorrect appellation. Why did they call him Thane of Cawdor, he wondered, when the holder of that title still lived?.
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at beginning of illness
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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beset
 
 
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v.  E.g. Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.
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charge; accuse formally of a crime
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
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concise
 
 
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a.  E.g. When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.
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echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
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dismay
 
 
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v.  E.g. The huge amount of work she had left to do might dismay her.
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clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
leave to someone by a will; hand down
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
produce; give rise to
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enormity
 
 
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n.  E.g. He did not realize the enormity of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.
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hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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imperturbable
 
 
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a.  E.g. In the midst of the battle, the Duke of Wellington remained imperturbable and in full command of the situation despite the hysteria and panic all around him.
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unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
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indentation
 
 
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n.  E.g. You can tell one tree from another by examining their leaves and noting the differences in any indentation along the edges of the leaves.
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mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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maelstrom
 
 
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n.  E.g. The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom, it had to leave the dangerous water quickly.
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
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procrastinate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Looking at four years of receipts he still had to sort through, Bob was truly sorry to procrastinate for so long and not finished filing his taxes long ago.
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declare to be true; affirm
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
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reciprocal
 
 
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a.  E.g. The two nations signed a reciprocal trade agreement.
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
having cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; overly sweet
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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surmise
 
 
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v.  E.g. I surmise that he will be late for this meeting because of the traffic issue.
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discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
contradict; give a false impression
turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
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ubiquitous
 
 
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a.  E.g. That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous; we heard the tune everywhere.
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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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