Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

agrarian

(1)

a. E.g. The economic relationship between the two nations has expanded during the past decade amid China's economic boom and Argentina's rise in agrarian production.

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calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
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brusque

(2)

a. E.g. Was Bruce too brusque when he brushed off Bob's request with a curt "Not now!"?

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expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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comparable

(3)

a. E.g. People whose jobs are comparable in difficulty should receive similar pay.

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similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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desultory

(4)

a. E.g. In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him, reading was purposeful, not desultory.

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curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
indefensible; not able to be maintained
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject
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feint

(5)

n. E.g. The boxer was fooled by his opponent's feint and dropped his guard.

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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
nook; small, recessed section of a room
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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gruff

(6)

a. E.g. Although he was blunt and gruff with most people, he was always gentle with children.

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green; full of juice in vegetation
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
having rough, surly, or harsh nature
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lament

(7)

v. E.g. Even advocates of the war lament the loss of so many lives in combat.

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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
leave to someone by a will; hand down
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
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obese

(8)

a. E.g. It is advisable that obese people try to lose weight.

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indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
extremely fat; grossly overweight
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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pacify

(9)

v. E.g. Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to pacify them.

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twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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recrimination

(10)

n. E.g. The loud and angry recrimination was her answer to his accusations.

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expression of warm approval; praise
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
animals of a period or region
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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serrated

(11)

a. E.g. The beech tree is one of many plants that have serrated leaves.

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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
tending to call up emotions, memories
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tractable

(12)

a. E.g. Although Susan seemed a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence.

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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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