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.
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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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aromatic
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.
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requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
not to be taken away; nontransferable
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browbeat
 
 
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v.  E.g. Billy resisted Ted's attempts to browbeat him handing over his lunch money.
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offer illicit sex with third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
force to leave; remove from office
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
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comely
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. I would rather have a poor and comely wife than a rich and homely one.
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
tending to call up emotions, memories
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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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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
rid or deprive of inhabitants; lay waste; devastate
approve formally; confirm; verify
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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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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
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impudence
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Kissed on the cheek by a perfect stranger, the lady exclaimed, "Young man, I should have you horse-whipped for your impudence."
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mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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intrepid
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. For her intrepid conduct nursing the wounded during the war, Florence Nightingale was honored by Queen Victoria.
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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lunge
 
 
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v.  E.g. The wide receiver will lunge forward to grab the football.
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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parody
 
 
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n.  E.g. The show Forbidden Broadway presents a parody spoofing the year's new productions playing on Broadway.
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title; chapter heading; text under illustration
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
feeling of being bored by something tedious
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resonant
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The deep, resonant voice of the actor James Earl Jones makes him particularly effective when he appears on stage.
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appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
momentary; temporary; staying for short time
echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
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skulk
 
 
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v.  E.g. He used to skulk through the less fashionable sections of the city in order to avoid meeting any of his former friends.
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
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vouchsafe
 
 
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v.  E.g. Occasionally the rock star would drift out onto the balcony and vouchsafe the crowd below a glimpse of her celebrated features.
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guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
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