Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

aberrant

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n. E.g. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.

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double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
small exclusive group of friends or associates
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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aviary

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n. E.g. The aviary at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.

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lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
line around an area to enclose or guard it
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
large cage, building, or inclosure in which birds are reared or kept
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debauch

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v. E.g. Did Socrates' teachings lead the young men of Athens to be virtuous citizens, or did they debauch the young men, causing them to question the customs of their fathers?

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corrupt; seduce from virtue
cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
charge with crime; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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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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make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
charge with crime; challenge or discredit the credibility of
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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expenditure

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n. E.g. When you are operating on an expense account, you must keep each receipt of expenditure.

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reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
offensive or insulting treatment
distance around something; circumference
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
payment or expense; output
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fresco

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n. E.g. The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the fresco by Giotto.

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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
excessive pride or self-confidence
cool, refreshing state of air; art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries
physician specializing in delivery of babies
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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indeterminate

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a. E.g. That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when they will do so, however, remains indeterminate.

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existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
giving a false appearance of frankness; insincere
dull; lacking luster or shine
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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ornate

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a. E.g. With its elaborately carved, convoluted lines, furniture of the Baroque period was highly ornate.

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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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perpetrate

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v. E.g. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.

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outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
applaud; announce with great approval
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
leave someone who needs or counts on you
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
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renegade

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n. E.g. Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians, his fellow officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a renegade.

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convenient features; courtesies
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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tacit

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a. E.g. We have a tacit agreement based on only a handshake.

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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
very fat; large in body; overweight
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
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whet

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v. E.g. The odors from the kitchen should whet my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.

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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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