Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

advocacy

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n. E.g. No threats could dissuade Bishop Desmond Tutu from his advocacy of the human rights of black South Africans.

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viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
support; active pleading on behalf of something
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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banal

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a. E.g. The writer made his comic sketch seem banal, only a few people liked it.

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brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
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declivity

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n. E.g. The children loved to ski down the declivity.

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downward slope, as of a hill
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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edict

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n. E.g. The emperor issued an edict decreeing that everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.

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last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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exhume

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v. E.g. Could evidence of the serial killer have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim's body.

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speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
dig out of ground; remove from grave
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
proceed slowly; waste time
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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impel

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v. E.g. A strong feeling of urgency would impel her; if she failed to finish the project right then, she knew that she would never get it done.

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become quiet or less intensive
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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incendiary

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n. E.g. The fire spread in such an unusual manner that the fire department chiefs were certain that it had been set by an incendiary.

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arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
lack of caring; indifference
viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
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n. E.g. In America, Benazir Bhutto dressed as Western women did; in Pakistan, however, she followed the mores of her people, dressing in traditional veil and robes.

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expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
lack of caring; indifference
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
animals of a period or region
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progenitor

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n. E.g. The Roth family, whose progenitor emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.

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great enjoyable or amusing activity
devaluation; decrease in price or value
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
remedy; compensation; act of correcting error or fault
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renown

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n. E.g. For many years an unheralded researcher, Barbara McClintock gained international renown when she won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

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masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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spatial

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a. E.g. NASA is engaged in an ongoing program of spatial exploration.

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appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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unruly

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a. E.g. The only way to curb this unruly mob is to use tear gas.

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incompatible; not able to be resolved
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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