Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

armada

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n. E.g. Queen Elizabeth's navy defeated the mighty armada that threatened the English coast.

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dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
gold and silver in the form of bars
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
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baleful

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a. E.g. The fortune teller made baleful predictions of terrible things to come.

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narrow in outlook; related to local church community
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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coddle

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v. E.g. Don't coddle the children so much; they need a taste of discipline.

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treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
contradict; give a false impression
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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deluge

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n. E.g. When we advertised the position, we received a deluge of applications.

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chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
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floe

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n. E.g. The ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice floe.

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female sheep, especially when full grown
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
mass of floating ice; ice formed by freezing of surface-water of polar oceans
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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foresight

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n. E.g. A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom.

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conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
ability to foresee future happenings
chronological record of the events of successive years
support; active pleading on behalf of something
departure of a large number of people
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irrefutable

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a. E.g. No matter how hard I tried to find a good comeback for her argument, I couldn't think of one: her logic was irrefutable.

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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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ornery

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a. E.g. My first impression of the taxi driver was that he was ornery, but then he explained that he just had a bad day.

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unoriginal; derived from another source
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
state of being held in high esteem and honor
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
disagreeable and contrary in disposition; mean or coarse
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pretext

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n. E.g. He looked for a good pretext to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.

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one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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reciprocal

(10)

a. E.g. The two nations signed a reciprocal trade agreement.

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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
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skimp

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v. E.g. They were forced to skimp on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.

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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
feel or express pity or sympathy for
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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unimpeachable

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a. E.g. Her conduct in office was unimpeachable and her record is spotless.

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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
state of being held in high esteem and honor
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