ACT Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your ACT vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level ACT vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
Free Online Vocabulary Test
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Before the ACT exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Although ACT isn't a pure English test, three of them mainly rely on English skills. Like all English tests, you cannot expect to get a high score with poor vocabulary. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills. To build ACT vocabulary, you need to study first and then review known words to keep them warm.

This app, ACT Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build ACT vocabulary. Within modern education methodology, the app runs on random practice. It has a built-in set of more than 1000 ACT words, which are matched with the middle level of 12th-grade students and are highly useful in ACT papers.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up before any activities. ACT Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign in and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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arroyo
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Until the heavy rains of the past spring, this arroyo had been a dry bed.
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last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
bringing or coming to end; ceasing
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
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braggart
 
 
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n.  E.g. Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
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conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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compliant
 
 
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a.  E.g. Because Joel usually gave in and went along with whatever his friends desired, his mother worried that he might be too compliant.
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yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
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douse
 
 
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v.  E.g. They douse each other with hoses and water balloons.
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
feel or express pity or sympathy for
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
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equestrian
 
 
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n.  E.g. These paths in the park are reserved for only one equestrian and his steeds.
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one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
lack of seriousness; lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
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heresy
 
 
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n.  E.g. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result, he was tried for heresy.
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
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innocuous
 
 
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a.  E.g. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively innocuous and should have no ill effect on you.
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
having no adverse effect; harmless
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
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noxious
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
harmful to living things; injurious to health
temporary; provided for present need only
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
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peerless
 
 
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a.  E.g. At our town Sam is a peerless cooker: no one could compare with him.
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unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
having no equal; incomparable
stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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reprisal
 
 
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n.  E.g. Villagers have reported that thousands of homes have been burned to the ground in reprisal attacks mainly by the FDLR.
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one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
action taken in return for injury or offense
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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slur
 
 
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v.  E.g. When Sol has too much to drink, he starts to slur his words: "Washamatter? Cansh you undershtand what I shay?".
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
make something last; preserve from extinction
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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transgression
 
 
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n.  E.g. If the transgression is a result of accident rather than impulse or intent, the root is not in us.
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violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
mental disorder marked by confusion
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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