Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

assent

(1)

v. E.g. It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request.

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express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
contradict; give a false impression
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bawdy

(2)

a. E.g. Jack took offense at Jill's bawdy remarks. What kind of young man did she think he was?

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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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circuitous

(3)

a. E.g. To avoid the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route.

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being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
unclear or doubtful in meaning
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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deplete

(4)

v. E.g. We must wait until we deplete our present inventory before we order replacements.

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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
block legislation by making long speeches
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
raise in rank or dignity; praise
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fallible

(5)

a. E.g. I know I am fallible, but I feel confident that I am right this time.

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incompatible; not able to be resolved
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
likely to fail or be inaccurate
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forsake

(6)

v. E.g. No one expected Foster to forsake his wife and children and run off with another woman.

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leave someone who needs or counts on you
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
persuade not to do; discourage
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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indolent

(7)

a. E.g. Couch potatoes lead an indolent life lying back on their Lazyboy recliners watching Tv.

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sky blue; light purplish-blue
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
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montage

(8)

n. E.g. In one early montage, Beauchamp brought together pictures of broken newspaper clippings about the Vietnam War.

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person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
face or facial features; appearance, especially the expression of the face
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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physiological

(9)

a. E.g. To understand this disease fully, we must examine not only its physiological aspects but also its psychological elements.

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weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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rife

(10)

a. E.g. In the face of the many rumors of scandal, which are rife at the moment, it is best to remain silent.

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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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skeptic

(11)

n. E.g. I am a skeptic about the new health plan; I want some proof that it can work.

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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
female sheep, especially when full grown
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; natural style; standard native language of a country or locality
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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waft

(12)

v. E.g. Daydreaming, he gazes at the leaves that waft past his window.

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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
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