Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

artless

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a. E.g. Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.

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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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bulwark

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n. E.g. The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.

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one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic
excessive pride or self-confidence
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
creative work, as literary or musical composition
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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copious

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a. E.g. She had copious reasons for rejecting the proposal.

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plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
in or into a high place; high or higher up
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
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deviate

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v. E.g. Richard did not deviate from his daily routine: every day he set off for work at eight o'clock, had his sack lunch at 12:15, and headed home at the stroke of five.

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restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
rid or deprive of inhabitants; lay waste; devastate
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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evocative

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a. E.g. Scent can be remarkably evocative: the aroma of pipe tobacco evokes the memory of my father.

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neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
tending to call up emotions, memories
in name only; insignificantly small
making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
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fortuitous

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a. E.g. Though he pretended their encounter was fortuitous, he'd actually been hanging around her usual haunts for the past two weeks, hoping she'd turn up.

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accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
comparable; similar or alike
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irrevocable

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a. E.g. As Sue dropped the "Dear John" letter into the mailbox, she suddenly wanted to take it back, but she could not: her action was irrevocable.

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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
moved by sexual love; loving
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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negate

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v. E.g. A sudden surge of adrenalin can negate the effects of fatigue: there's nothing like a good shock to wake you up.

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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
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prelude

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n. E.g. I am afraid that this border raid is the prelude to more serious attacks.

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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
lizard that changes color in different situations
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
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rebuke

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v. E.g. No matter how sharply I rebuke Huck for his misconduct, he never talks back but just stand there like a stump.

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scold harshly; criticize severely
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
pollute; make dirty or spotty
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
persuade not to do; discourage
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surmise

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v. E.g. I surmise that he will be late for this meeting because of the traffic issue.

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make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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voluptuous

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a. E.g. The nobility during the Renaissance led voluptuous lives.

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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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