Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

annuity

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n. E.g. The annuity he setup with the insurance company supplements his social security benefits so that he can live very comfortably without working.

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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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berate

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v. E.g. He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness.

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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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debonair

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a. E.g. The debonair youth was liked by all who met him, because of his cheerful and obliging manner.

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knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
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embryonic

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a. E.g. The evil of race hatred must be eliminated while it is still in an embryonic state; otherwise, it may grow to dangerous proportions.

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in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
demanding much work or care; tedious
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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expedient

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a. E.g. A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical.

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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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gratis

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a. E.g. The company offered to give one package gratis to every purchaser of one of their products.

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mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
free, without charge; costing nothing
long and thin; slender; having little substance
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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languor

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n. E.g. His friends tried to overcome the languor into which he had fallen by taking him to parties and to the theater.

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feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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muted

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a. E.g. Thanks to the thick, sound-absorbing walls of the cathedral, only muted traffic noise reached the worshippers within.

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comical because of strangeness; crazy; clownish; bizarre
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
moved by sexual love; loving
incompatible; not able to be resolved
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
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prevalent

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a. E.g. A radical committed to social change, Reed had no patience with the conservative views prevalent in the America of his day.

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large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
improperly forward or bold; rude
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revulsion

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n. E.g. Many people in this country who admired dictatorships underwent a revulsion when they realized what Hitler and Mussolini were trying to do.

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sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust
nook; small, recessed section of a room
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
necessary requirement; indispensable item
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squalor

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n. E.g. Rusted, broken-down cars in its yard, trash piled up on the porch, tar paper peeling from the roof, the shack was the picture of squalor.

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lawyer using questionable methods; unethical layer or politician
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
group of closely located islands
intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
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vantage

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n. E.g. They fired upon the enemy from behind trees, walls and any other point of vantage they could find.

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hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
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