Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

acclaim

(1)

v. E.g. The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.

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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
applaud; announce with great approval
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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caricature

(2)

n. E.g. The caricature he drew yesterday emphasized a personal weakness of the people he burlesqued.

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mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
father and ruler of family or tribe
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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circumspect

(3)

a. E.g. Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect.

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tending to call up emotions, memories
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
dead; no longer in use or existence
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effrontery

(4)

n. E.g. She had the effrontery to insult the guest.

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group of closely located islands
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
component or part; citizen, voter
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facsimile

(5)

n. E.g. He found the museum was selling a facsimile of the works of art on display.

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person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
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hoard

(6)

v. E.g. Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage, many people are tempted to hoard food.

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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
stockpile; accumulate for future use
bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
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invalidate

(7)

v. E.g. The relatives who received little or nothing sought to invalidate the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he had signed the document.

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make invalid; nullify; destroy
speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
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obtuse

(8)

a. E.g. What can you do with somebody who's so obtuse that he can't even tell that you're insulting him?.

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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
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piecemeal

(9)

ad. E.g. Tolstoy's War and Peace is too huge to finish in one sitting; I'll have to read it piecemeal.

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by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
flexible; moving and bending with ease
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
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rebuke

(10)

v. E.g. No matter how sharply I rebuke Huck for his misconduct, he never talks back but just stand there like a stump.

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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
scold harshly; criticize severely
cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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skirmish

(11)

n. E.g. Custer's troops expected they might run into a skirmish or two on maneuvers; they did not expect to face a major battle.

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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
tiny piece of anything; very small particle
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throng

(12)

n. E.g. A throng of shoppers jammed the aisles.

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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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