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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abolish
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."
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teach and impress by frequent repetitions
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
list each one; mention one by one
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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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unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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dearth
 
 
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n.  E.g. The dearth of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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dutiful
 
 
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a.  E.g. When Mother told Billy to kiss Great-Aunt Hattie, the boy obediently gave the old woman a dutiful peck on her cheek.
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feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with sense of obligation
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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expound
 
 
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v.  E.g. The teachers expound on the theory of relativity for hours.
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explain or describe in detail
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
state without proof; assert to be true
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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impute
 
 
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v.  E.g. It seemed unfair to impute the accident on me, especially since they were the ones who ran the red light.
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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indignity
 
 
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n.  E.g. Although he seemed to accept cheerfully the indignity hit upon him, he was inwardly very angry.
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
offensive or insulting treatment
mental keenness; quickness of perception
nook; small, recessed section of a room
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
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ostensible
 
 
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a.  E.g. Although the ostensible purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands, we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.
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tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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presage
 
 
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v.  E.g. The vultures flying overhead presage the discovery of the corpse in the desert.
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behead; cut off the head of
defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
scold harshly; criticize severely
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
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ratify
 
 
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v.  E.g. Party leaders doubted that they had enough votes in both houses of Congress to ratify the constitutional amendment.
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
approve formally; confirm; verify
make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in confused or aimless manner
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
dig out of ground; remove from grave
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servitude
 
 
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n.  E.g. Born a slave, Frederick Douglass resented his life of servitude and plotted to escape to the North.
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lawyer using questionable methods; unethical lawyer or politician
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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vertigo
 
 
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n.  E.g. When you test potential airplane pilots, my vertigo is at a point where the highs and the lows are varying a lot.
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ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
board on which painter mixes pigments
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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