3500 ACT Vocabulary

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 3500 ACT Vocabulary
1   Overview:
Many tasks are on their list when high school students prepare for an ACT exam. Reviewing and enhancing ACT vocabulary is usually the hardest one. Here we will help you master ACT words efficiently. As we know, ACT consists of multiple sections; three are actually to test English skills. Words are the essential elements of any language. If you want to succeed in ACT, you have to build a strong ACT vocabulary seriously.

You may see an ACT vocabulary list somewhere, but official ACT vocabulary doesn't exist. The ACT word list is only a concept to refer to a list related to the ACT exam; it encloses words that probably will occur or once occurred on ACT papers, whose contents vary on different scenarios: the test takers' level and pursuit. This ACT words list matches the average 12th-grade students and concentrates on the requirement of its reading section.

Vocabulary is a critical asset in all reading tests. You can only get a good score on reading tests with solid ACT vocabulary. The reading test has the most robust vocabulary criteria compared to other test sections, like writing. Namely, writing words are usually in reading vocabulary, but the reverse isn't true. So if you plan to choose one vocabulary to cover all test sections, this list is the right candidate.

3500 ACT Vocabulary is an all-in-one middle-level word list that covers the core requirements in preparing for the exam. 12th-grade students should schedule 3 to 6 months to master the words. Given the reading test, students had better learn or understand all vocabulary words.

ACT organizer insists that the test doesn't emphasize strong or large vocabulary; it seems true. However, it doesn't mean you have any chance of having a good score with bad vocabulary skills. Vocabulary is the foundation of any English test, and ACT has no exception. Want to improve your performance in the ACT? This vocabulary will give you a hand.

ACT vocabulary plays a crucial role in your ACT final score. ACT Official Website will give you authoritative information to work out a reasonable ACT vocabulary plan.

2   Alternative vocabularies:
Test takers have various requirements for vocabulary building; it's impossible to handle them with one ACT word list. Is there any alternative ACT vocabulary? Yes, you can get various ACT vocabularies from this or other websites. Besides, vocabularies for the SAT exam or high school study are possibly good options.

We think '3500 ACT Vocabulary' is the first choice for most students. You may find some others as a supplement for some particular purposes. For example, our website offers ESL ACT Vocabulary, which helps ESL (English as Second Language) students to overcome the gap of everyday life words.ESL ACT Vocabulary

Some students working hard to challenge the high score need more difficult words to enhance vocabulary skills. Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence is deserved to have a look. It's short but can improve your writing vocabulary level.Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence

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Words of Group 7 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
hackneyed
haggard
halting
handicap
haphazard
harangue
harbinger
hardy
harness
harrowing
harshness
harvest
haste
haughtiness
haul
hay
haze
headlong
heaven
heckler
hedonist
heedless
hegemony
heighten
helium
helpful
hem
hemisphere
herbivorous
herculean
herd
heredity
heresy
heretical
heritage
hermetic
hermitage
heterodox
heterogeneous
heyday
hibernal
hibernate
hierarchy
highlight
hilarity
hindrance
hinterland
histrionic
hoard
hoary
hodgepodge
homogeneous
homogenize
hoodwink
horde
horizontal
horned
hornet
horticultural
hospitable
hovel
hover
hubris
hue
hulking
humanity
humdrum
humid
hurtle
hydrophobia
hyperbole
hypercritical
hypersensitive
hypochondriac
ichthyology
iconoclastic
identical
identity
ideology
idiom
idiosyncrasy
idolatry
idyllic
ignite
ignoble
ignominy
ignorance
ignore
illimitable
illusory
imbalance
imbibe
imbue
imitation
immense
immobility
immutable
impact
impair
impale
impalpable
impartially
impassable
impassive
impeach
impecunious
impede
impel
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accouter   Speak
equip; provide with military equipment
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acidulous   Speak
slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
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adornment   Speak
embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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adumbrate   Speak
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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arbiter   Speak
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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arrears   Speak
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abysmal  Speak
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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established procedure for solving problem
acuity  Speak
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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place where different tree varieties are exhibited
affection  Speak
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
alternate  Speak
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with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
amplify  Speak
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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elevation especially above sea level; height
ancillary  Speak
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elevation especially above sea level; height
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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group of closely located islands
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert


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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with


Spelling Word: abolition
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increasing in speed


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applaud; announce with great approval


Spelling Word: acclaim
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known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar


Spelling Word: acquainted
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places


Spelling Word: acrophobia
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