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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advocacy
 
 
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n.  E.g. No threats could dissuade Bishop Desmond Tutu from his advocacy of the human rights of black South Africans.
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chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
support; active pleading on behalf of something
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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carnivorous
 
 
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a.  E.g. The lion's a carnivorous beast. A hunk of meat makes up his feast.
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unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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coddle
 
 
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v.  E.g. Don't coddle the children so much; they need a taste of discipline.
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
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descry
 
 
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v.  E.g. In the distance, we could barely descry the enemy vessels.
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deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
offer illicit sex with third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
force to leave; remove from office
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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florid
 
 
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a.  E.g. If you go to beach and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid.
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lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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ignite
 
 
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v.  E.g. A nuclear-armed Iran would ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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inarticulate
 
 
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a.  E.g. He became inarticulate with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
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mammoth
 
 
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a.  E.g. To try to memorize every word on this vocabulary list would be a mammoth undertaking; take on projects that are more manageable in size.
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gigantic; of great comparative size
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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pernicious
 
 
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a.  E.g. Crack cocaine has had a pernicious effect on urban society: it has destroyed families, turned children into drug dealers, and increased the spread of violent crimes.
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very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
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propensity
 
 
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n.  E.g. Convinced of his own talent, Sol has an unfortunate propensity to belittle the talents of others.
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questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; process of receiving within
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subsidiary
 
 
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a.  E.g. This information may be used as subsidiary evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument.
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under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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volley
 
 
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n.  E.g. The troop fired a volley of bullets at the enemy, but they could not be sure how many hit their target.
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
large volume; large and scholarly book
support; active pleading on behalf of something
offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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