Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

askew

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ad. E.g. When he placed his hat askew upon his head, his observers laughed.

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turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
totally in love; marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
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calligraphy

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n. E.g. As we examine ancient manuscripts, we become impressed with the calligraphy of the scribes.

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small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
ability to foresee future happenings
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concentric

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a. E.g. The target was made of concentric circles.

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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
having a common center, circles of different size, one within another
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
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desolate

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a. E.g. The sounds of Nature are detailed with great delicacy in this appeal, and we see that the Alps are referred to as desolate regions.

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very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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facsimile

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n. E.g. He found the museum was selling a facsimile of the works of art on display.

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distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place
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heedless

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a. E.g. He drove on, heedless of the danger warnings placed at the side of the road.

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unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
comparable; similar or alike
containing or derived from error; mistaken
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
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jaunt

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n. E.g. He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.

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short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
person with insane desire to set things on fire
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
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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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sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
coarse food for cattle or horses
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
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plummet

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v. E.g. Stock prices plummet as Wall Street reacts to the crisis in the economy.

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mislead; delude; deceive by guile
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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satire

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n. E.g. Gulliver's Travels, which is regarded by many as a tale for children, is actually a bitter satire attacking man's folly.

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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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sparse

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a. E.g. No matter how carefully Albert combed his hair to make it look as full as possible, it still looked sparse.

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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo
with reference or regard; in respect
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
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waif

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n. E.g. Although he already had eight cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif.

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dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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