Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

arbiter

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n. E.g. As an arbiter in labor disputes, she has won the confidence of the workers and the employers.

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gold and silver in the form of bars
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
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beget

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v. E.g. One good turn may deserve another; it does not necessarily beget another.

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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
produce; give rise to
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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circuitous

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a. E.g. To avoid the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route.

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containing or derived from error; mistaken
acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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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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equality in status or amount; similarity or close
woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
lizard that changes color in different situations
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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fallacious

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a. E.g. Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results: even though your logic may be faulty, the answer you get may nevertheless be correct.

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demanding much work or care; tedious
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
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homogeneous

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a. E.g. Because the student body at Elite Prep was so homogeneous, Sara decided to send daughter to another school that offered greater cultural diversity.

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of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
of the same or similar nature or kind
overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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levity

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n. E.g. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew: such levity is improper in church.

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lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
main impact or shock; main burden
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luster

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n. E.g. The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.

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inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
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progeny

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n. E.g. He was proud of his progeny in general, but regarded George as the most promising of all his children.

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poet, especially lyric poet
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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rapacious

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a. E.g. The ruins of the resort are now covered in rapacious island vegetation creeping in from the jungle.

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not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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taut

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a. E.g. The captain maintained that he ran a taut ship.

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looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
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wean

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v. E.g. He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.

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pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
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