Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

annihilate

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v. E.g. The enemy in its revenge tried to annihilate the entire population.

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expel; eject from a position or place; force out
corrupt; seduce from virtue
contradict; give a false impression
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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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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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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cleft

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n. E.g. Trying for a fresh handhold, the mountain climber grasped the edge of a cleft in the sheer rock face.

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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
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discrete

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a. E.g. The universe is composed of discrete bodies.

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having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
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fop

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n. E.g. She came to life in London as a real person, not just a fop to make sport of.

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vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
expression of warm approval; praise
final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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gaunt

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a. E.g. His once round face looked surprisingly gaunt after he had lost weight.

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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
careful about money; economical
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
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laconic

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a. E.g. Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words.

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brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
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menagerie

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n. E.g. Whenever the children run wild around the house, Mom shouts, "Calm down! I'm not running a menagerie!"

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state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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peerless

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a. E.g. At our town Sam is a peerless cooker: no one could compare with him.

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unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
having no equal; incomparable
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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rebuff

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v. E.g. You rebuff his invitation so smoothly that he does not realize he is snubbed.

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offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
read or examine, typically with great care
avoid deliberately; keep away from
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substantiate

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v. E.g. These endorsements from satisfied customers substantiate our claim that Pacific Lava is a best school to enhance vocabulary.

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insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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wean

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v. E.g. He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.

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gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
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