Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

accrue

(1)

v. E.g. The Premier League awards three points for a win and one for a draw, so in a 38-game season the maximum a team can accrue is 114 points.

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increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
approve formally; confirm; verify
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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baffle

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

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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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coiffure

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n. E.g. You can make a statement with your choice of coiffure: in the sixties many African Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.

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one that is dishonest or troublemaker, especially a impish youngster
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
entire range; all notes in musical scale
hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
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dilapidated

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a. E.g. Rather than get discouraged, the architect saw great potential in the dilapidated house.

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in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
extremely disturbed from emotion
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
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fissure

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n. E.g. The mountain climbers secured footholds in the tiny fissure in the rock.

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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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gnarled

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a. E.g. The gnarled oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds.

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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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jargon

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n. E.g. The computer salesmen at the store used a jargon of their own that we simply couldn't follow.

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repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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opportune

(8)

a. E.g. Sally looked at her father struggling to balance his checkbook; clearly this would not be an opportune moment to ask him for a raise in her allowance.

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timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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procrastinate

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v. E.g. Looking at four years of receipts he still had to sort through, Bob was truly sorry to procrastinate for so long and not finished filing his taxes long ago.

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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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salutary

(10)

a. E.g. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy, as he became a model student.

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tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
indefensible; not able to be maintained
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tenuous

(11)

a. E.g. The allegiance of our allies is held by rather tenuous ties; we all should see it's in dangerous.

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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
sky blue; light purplish-blue
long and thin; slender; having little substance
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
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verdant

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a. E.g. Monet's paintings of the verdant meadows were symphonies in green.

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green; full of juice in vegetation
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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