Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

adherent

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n. E.g. In the wake of the scandal, John, the senator's one-time adherent, quickly deserted him.

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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
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baffle

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v. E.g. The new code will baffle the enemy agents.

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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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conversant

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a. E.g. The lawyer is conversant with all the evidence.

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speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
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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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having rough, surly, or harsh nature
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel
in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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exertion

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n. E.g. The exertion spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.

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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
effort; expenditure of much physical work
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
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ignoble

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a. E.g. This plan is inspired by ignoble motives and I must, therefore, oppose it.

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silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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limerick

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n. E.g. At this point, I would suggest that the limerick, based on a true story, is the more appropriate poetic form.

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active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
natural consequence or effect; result
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overt

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a. E.g. According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.

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surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
being beyond what is required or sufficient
open to view; not secret or hidden
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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peerless

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a. E.g. At our town Sam is a peerless cooker: no one could compare with him.

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complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
having no equal; incomparable
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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riveting

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a. E.g. The reviewer described Byatt's novel Possession as a riveting tale, one so absorbing that he had finished it in a single night.

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wholly absorbing one's attention
caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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supercilious

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a. E.g. The supercilious headwaiter sneered at customers whom he thought did not fit in at a restaurant catering to an ultrafashionable crowd.

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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
wholly absorbing one's attention
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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unwarranted

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a. E.g. We could not understand Martin's unwarranted rudeness to his mother's guests.

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not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
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