Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

abominable

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a. E.g. Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man.

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trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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capacious

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a. E.g. In the capacious rotunda of the railroad terminal, thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their train.

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indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
incompatible; not able to be resolved
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
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consternation

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n. E.g. One would never think that a hunter would display such consternation when a bear closed to camp.

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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
coarse food for cattle or horses
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
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discordant

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a. E.g. Nothing is quite so discordant as the sound of a junior high school orchestra tuning up.

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not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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enmity

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n. E.g. At Camp David, President Carter labored to bring an end to the enmity that prevented the peaceful coexistence of Egypt and Israel.

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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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fray

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n. E.g. The three musketeers were in the thick of the fray.

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crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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inebriated

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a. E.g. Abe was inebriated more often than he was sober.

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speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
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luxuriant

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a. E.g. Lady Godiva was completely covered by her luxuriant hair.

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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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philistine

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n. E.g. We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we needn't any philistine among us.

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inscription on tombstone in memory
distance around something; circumference
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
father and ruler of family or tribe
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retrograde

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v. E.g. Instead of advancing, our civilization seems to retrograde in ethics and culture.

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applaud; announce with great approval
go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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supersede

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v. E.g. The new bulk mailing postal regulation will supersede the old one. If you continue to follow the old regulation, your bulk mailing will be returned to you.

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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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tumult

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n. E.g. She could not make herself heard over the tumult of the mob.

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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
mass of floating ice; ice formed by freezing of surface-water of polar oceans
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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