Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

affable

(1)

a. E.g. Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.

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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
easily approachable; warmly friendly
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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blithe

(2)

a. E.g. Shelley called the skylark a "blithe spirit" because of its happy song.

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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
open to view; not secret or hidden
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
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contusion

(3)

n. E.g. After her fall, Sue was treated for a large contusion of left arm.

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school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
injury that doesn't break the skin
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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disingenuous

(4)

a. E.g. Now that we know the mayor and his wife are engaged in a bitter divorce fight, we find their earlier remarks regretting their lack of time together remarkably disingenuous.

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relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
unconventional in an artistic way
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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florid

(5)

a. E.g. If you go to beach and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid.

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winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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implicit

(6)

a. E.g. Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was implicit in his actions.

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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner
implied or understood though not directly expressed
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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incipient

(7)

a. E.g. I will go to sleep early for I want to break an incipient cold.

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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
in or into a high place; high or higher up
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
disagreeable and contrary in disposition; mean or coarse
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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obese

(8)

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

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plentiful; possessing riches or resources
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
extremely fat; grossly overweight
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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pious

(9)

a. E.g. The challenge for church people today is how to be pious in the best sense, that is, to be devout without becoming hypocritical.

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devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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sardonic

(10)

a. E.g. The sardonic humor of nightclub comedians who satirize or ridicule patrons in the audience strikes some people as amusing and others as rude.

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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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shyster

(11)

n. E.g. He is horrified to learn that his newly-discovered half brother is nothing but a cheap shyster.

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bringing or coming to end; ceasing
lawyer using questionable methods; unethical lawyer or politician
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
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terse

(12)

a. E.g. There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.

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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
untimely; poorly chosen; inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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