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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annul
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. The parents of the eloped couple tried to annul the marriage.
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form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
raise in rank or dignity; praise
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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avarice
 
 
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n.  E.g. King Midas is a perfect example of avarice, for he was so greedy that he wished everything he touched would turn to gold.
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sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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cohesion
 
 
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n.  E.g. A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer," the evil emperor sought to disrupt the cohesion of the federation of free nations.
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inscription on tombstone in memory
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
tendency to keep together
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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edict
 
 
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n.  E.g. The emperor issued an edict decreeing that everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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exclaim
 
 
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v.  E.g. "Watson! Behind you!" Holmes tried to exclaim, seeing the assassin hurl himself on his friend.
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give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
proceed slowly; waste time
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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heretical
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. At the onset of the Inquisition, the heretical priest was forced to flee the country.
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
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interloper
 
 
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n.  E.g. The merchant thought of his competitor as interloper who was stealing away his trade.
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sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
coarse food for cattle or horses
intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
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malaise
 
 
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n.  E.g. Feeling slightly queasy before going onstage, Carol realized that this touch of malaise was merely stage fright.
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one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at beginning of illness
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
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politic
 
 
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a.  E.g. Even though he was disappointed by the size of the bonus he was offered, he did not think it politic to refuse it.
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expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
having no adverse effect; harmless
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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secular
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The church leaders decided not to interfere in secular matters.
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
very fat; large in body; overweight
causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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stolid
 
 
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a.  E.g. The earthquake shattered Stuart's usual stolid demeanor; trembling, he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
with reference or regard; in respect
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
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ungainly
 
 
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a.  E.g. "If you want to know whether Nick's an ungainly dancer, check out my bruised feet," said Nora.
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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