Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

aboriginal

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a. E.g. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.

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full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
green; full of juice in vegetation
happening, as occasional event, without regularity; coming without design
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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celestial

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a. E.g. She spoke of the celestial joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.

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separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
not essential; coming from outside
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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codicil

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n. E.g. Miss Havisham kept her lawyers busy drawing up another codicil to add to her already complicated will.

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person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
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delve

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v. E.g. To delve into old books and manuscripts is part of a researcher's job.

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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
contradict; give a false impression
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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exhort

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v. E.g. He was using the phrase to exhort his compatriots to prepare for war, to engage in the struggle for freedom.

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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
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impute

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v. E.g. It seemed unfair to impute the accident on me, especially since they were the ones who ran the red light.

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explain or describe in detail
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
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insurgent

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a. E.g. Because the insurgent forces had occupied the capital and had gained control of the railway lines, several of the war correspondents covering the uprising predicted a rebel victory.

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consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against leadership of political party
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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malfeasance

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n. E.g. The authorities did not discover the campaign manager's malfeasance until after he had spent most of the money he had embezzled.

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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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parable

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n. E.g. Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this parable teaches.

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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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redress

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n. E.g. Do you mean to tell me that I can get no redress for my injuries?

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event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
action taken in return for injury or offense
faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
remedy; compensation; act of correcting error or fault
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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soliloquy

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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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faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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writhe

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v. E.g. In Dances with Snakes, the snake dancer wriggled sinuously and made her python writhe around her torso.

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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
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