Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

aggregate

(1)

v. E.g. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time.

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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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atrocity

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n. E.g. Unfortunately, the normal social reaction to atrocity is to banish it from our awareness.

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intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
support; active pleading on behalf of something
tiny piece of anything; very small particle
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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cloister

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n. E.g. The nuns lived a secluded life in the cloister.

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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place
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deplete

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

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establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
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exorbitant

(5)

a. E.g. Worker mobility also appears to be constrained by rapid urbanization which has resulted in exorbitant urban housing prices and rents.

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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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impale

(6)

v. E.g. His adversary hurled a spear to impale him.

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pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
make less severe or harsh; moderate
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
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jettison

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v. E.g. In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo.

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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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nihilist

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n. E.g. In his final days, Hitler revealed himself a power-mad nihilist, ready to annihilate all of Western Europe, even to destroy Germany itself.

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everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; natural style; standard native language of a country or locality
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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paltry

(9)

a. E.g. One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry.

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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
having cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; overly sweet
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scurvy

(10)

a. E.g. Peter Pan sneered at Captain Hook and his scurvy crew.

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fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
equivalent in effect or value
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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shackle

(11)

v. E.g. Police had to shackle the criminal's ankles to prevent his escape.

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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
state without proof; assert to be true
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waif

(12)

n. E.g. Although he already had eight cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif.

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equality in status or amount; similarity or close
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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