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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proceed slowly; waste time
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
complain or grumble; seek or shoot grouse
make something last; preserve from extinction
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bustle
 
 
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v.  E.g. David and the children bustle about the house getting in each other's way as they try to pack for the camping trip.
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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
appease or pacify; bring peace to
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
disable or disqualify; deprive of capacity or natural power
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codicil
 
 
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n.  E.g. Miss Havisham kept her lawyers busy drawing up another codicil to add to her already complicated will.
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great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
case for arrows; collection or store, as arsenal; quick shaking
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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duplicity
 
 
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n.  E.g. When Tanya learned that Mark had been two-timing her, she was furious at his duplicity.
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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
face or facial features; appearance, especially the expression of the face
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
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fleece
 
 
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n.  E.g. They shear sheep of their fleece, which they then comb into separate strands of wool.
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short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
wool of sheep or similar animal; outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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heyday
 
 
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n.  E.g. In their heyday, the San Francisco Forty-Niners won the Super Bowl two years running.
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highly skilled artist, as musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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incapacitate
 
 
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v.  E.g. During the winter, respiratory ailments incapacitate many people.
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disable or disqualify; deprive of capacity or natural power
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
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malevolent
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Lago is a malevolent villain who takes pleasure in ruining Othello.
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in name only; insignificantly small
totally in love; marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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prevalent
 
 
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a.  E.g. A radical committed to social change, Reed had no patience with the conservative views prevalent in the America of his day.
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having cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; overly sweet
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against leadership of political party
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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scruple
 
 
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v.  E.g. Fearing that her husband had become involved in an affair, she did not scruple to read his diary.
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
declare to be true; affirm
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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sleight
 
 
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n.  E.g. The magician amazed the audience with his sleight of hand.
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mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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verdant
 
 
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a.  E.g. Monet's paintings of the verdant meadows were symphonies in green.
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having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
short-lived; enduring a very short time
green; full of juice in vegetation
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