Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

adroit

(1)

a. E.g. I should work in adroit references to this evening's speeches.

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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against leadership of political party
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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canter

(2)

n. E.g. Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily, the reporter wrote that the race was won in a canter.

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rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
large volume; large and scholarly book
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
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confluence

(3)

n. E.g. At the political meeting, while planning a demonstration, there was a moving confluence of ideas between members.

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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
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downcast

(4)

a. E.g. Cheerful and optimistic by nature, Beth was never downcast despite the difficulties she faced.

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low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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enormity

(5)

n. E.g. He did not realize the enormity of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.

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hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
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hermitage

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n. E.g. Even in his remote hermitage he could not escape completely from the world.

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place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
swiftness of action or motion; speed
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
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irreconcilable

(7)

a. E.g. Because the separated couple were irreconcilable, the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.

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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
incompatible; not able to be resolved
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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mosaic

(8)

n. E.g. The mayor compared the city to a beautiful mosaic made up of people of every race and religion on earth.

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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
line around an area to enclose or guard it
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface
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progenitor

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n. E.g. The Roth family, whose progenitor emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.

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flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
departure of a large number of people
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quagmire

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n. E.g. Up to her knees in mud, Myra wondered how on earth she was going to extricate herself from this quagmire.

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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
large volume; large and scholarly book
account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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tepid

(11)

a. E.g. During the summer, I like to take a tepid bath, not a hot one.

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marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
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tremor

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n. E.g. She had a nervous tremor in her right hand.

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necessary requirement; indispensable item
large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; rooflike structure
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
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