Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

aggregate

(1)

v. E.g. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time.

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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
behead; cut off the head of
rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
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cataract

(2)

n. E.g. She gazed with awe at the mighty cataract known as Niagara Falls.

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large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
injury that doesn't break the skin
flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; peculiarity of behavior
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chastise

(3)

v. E.g. I must chastise you for this offense.

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make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
prevent by taking action in advance
irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
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emaciated

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a. E.g. His long period of starvation had left him emaciated.

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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
very thin especially from disease or hunger
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feckless

(5)

a. E.g. Anja took on the responsibility of caring for her aged mother, realizing that her feckless sister was not up to the task.

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gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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harrowing

(6)

a. E.g. At first the former prisoner did not wish to discuss his harrowing months of captivity as a political hostage.

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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
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inconsequential

(7)

a. E.g. Brushing off Ali's apologies for having broken the wineglass, Tamara said, "Don't worry about it; it's inconsequential."

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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
having a common center, circles of different size, one within another
animated; lively; vigorous and active
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
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naivete

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n. E.g. Touched by the naivete of sweet, convent-trained Cosette, Marius pledges himself to protect her innocence.

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tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
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prevalent

(9)

a. E.g. A radical committed to social change, Reed had no patience with the conservative views prevalent in the America of his day.

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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
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sanction

(10)

v. E.g. Nothing will convince me to sanction the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.

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shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
make invalid; nullify; destroy
move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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spartan

(11)

a. E.g. Looking over the bare, unheated room, with its hard cot, he wondered what he was doing in such spartan quarters.

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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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vigor

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n. E.g. Although he was over seventy years old, Jack had the vigor of a man in his prime.

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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
great enjoyable or amusing activity
raised platform for guests of honor
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