Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

abut

(1)

v. E.g. Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.

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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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auspicious

(2)

a. E.g. With favorable weather conditions, it was an auspicious moment to set sail.

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relating to space; existing in or connected with space
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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collusion

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n. E.g. They're in collusion with the government and just want a piece of the pie like everyone else.

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laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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disingenuous

(4)

a. E.g. Now that we know the mayor and his wife are engaged in a bitter divorce fight, we find their earlier remarks regretting their lack of time together remarkably disingenuous.

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giving a false appearance of frankness; insincere
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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ewe

(5)

n. E.g. An ewe has been missing from the flock of sheep.

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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
component or part; citizen, voter
female sheep, especially when full grown
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gawk

(6)

v. E.g. The country boys gawk at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.

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violate with violence, especially to sacred place
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
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liquidate

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v. E.g. He was able to liquidate all his debts in a short period of time.

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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
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(8)

n. E.g. In America, Benazir Bhutto dressed as Western women did; in Pakistan, however, she followed the mores of her people, dressing in traditional veil and robes.

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improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
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parody

(9)

n. E.g. The show Forbidden Broadway presents a parody spoofing the year's new productions playing on Broadway.

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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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scrupulous

(10)

a. E.g. Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations to his family and friends.

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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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stringent

(11)

a. E.g. I think these regulations are too stringent.

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with reference or regard; in respect
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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veer

(12)

v. E.g. After what seemed an eternity, the wind might veer to the east and the storm abated.

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make less severe or harsh; moderate
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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