Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

allege

(1)

v. E.g. If what Justice Department prosecutors allege is true, the five guards should have to answer for what happened on Sept. 16, 2007.

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state without proof; assert to be true
rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
leave someone who needs or counts on you
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
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capricious

(2)

a. E.g. The storm was capricious: it changed course constantly.

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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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commiserate

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v. E.g. Her friends commiserate with the widow.

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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
leave someone who needs or counts on you
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
feel or express pity or sympathy for
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discrete

(4)

a. E.g. The universe is composed of discrete bodies.

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dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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felicitous

(5)

a. E.g. He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many a banquet.

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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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gambit

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n. E.g. The player was afraid to accept his opponent's gambit because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.

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doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
equality in status or amount; similarity or close
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
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insulated

(7)

a. E.g. That basic research and advanced technology budgets are not insulated from the big NASA projects.

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without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
set apart; isolated in restricted sense, so remote from other bodies
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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misgiving

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n. E.g. I have no misgiving in recommending Ms Liu for the position you have in mind.

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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
nook; small, recessed section of a room
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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pachyderm

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n. E.g. The elephant is probably the best-known pachyderm.

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ability to foresee future happenings
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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seep

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v. E.g. During the rainstorm, water would seep through the crack in the basement wall and damage the floor boards.

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spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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soliloquy

(11)

n. E.g. The soliloquy is a device used by the dramatist to reveal a character's innermost thoughts and emotions.

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talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience
hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
line around an area to enclose or guard it
group of closely located islands
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unfathomable

(12)

a. E.g. Unable to get to the bottom of the mystery, Watson declared it was unfathomable.

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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair
difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure
indisputable; not open to question
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