Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

appellation

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n. E.g. Macbeth was startled when the witches greeted him with an incorrect appellation. Why did they call him Thane of Cawdor, he wondered, when the holder of that title still lived?.

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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
ban on commerce or other activity
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
feeling of being bored by something tedious
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buxom

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a. E.g. A generation ago, fat babies were considered healthy and buxom actresses were popular, but society has since come to worship thinness.

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relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
having no equal; incomparable
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cistern

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n. E.g. The farmers were able to withstand the dry season by using rainwater they had stored in an underground cistern.

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tender affection; love; act of showing affection
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
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delude

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v. E.g. His mistress may delude herself into believing that he would leave his wife and marry her.

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turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
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extricate

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v. E.g. Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.

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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
expel; eject from a position or place; force out
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
declare to be true; affirm
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impudence

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n. E.g. Kissed on the cheek by a perfect stranger, the lady exclaimed, "Young man, I should have you horse-whipped for your impudence."

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entire range; all notes in musical scale
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
shack; small, wretched house
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indisputable

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a. E.g. In the face of these indisputable statements, I withdraw my complaint.

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feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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misnomer

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n. E.g. The essay did make the point that the name “greenhouse effect” is a misnomer, which is correct.

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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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piety

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n. E.g. The nuns in the convent were noted for their piety; they spent their days in worship and prayer.

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remedy; compensation; act of correcting error or fault
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
tendency to keep together
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rigorous

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a. E.g. Disliked by his superiors, the officer candidate endured an extremely rigorous training program.

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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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stodgy

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a. E.g. For a young person, Winston seems remarkably stodgy: you'd expect someone his age to show a little more life.

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state of being held in high esteem and honor
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
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whinny

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v. E.g. When you laugh through nose, it sounded as if you whinny.

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plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
force to leave; remove from office
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