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 5 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
earthy
ebb
ebullient
eccentricity
ecclesiastic
eclectic
ecologist
edentate
edible
edict
edify
educated
efface
effective
effectiveness
effectual
effervescence
efficacy
efficiency
efficient
effigy
effluvia
effort
effrontery
effusive
eggshell
egoism
egress
ejaculation
elaboration
elate
elated
elbow
electron
elegy
element
elicit
eliminate
elixir
ellipsis
elliptical
eloquence
eloquent
elucidate
elude
emaciated
emanate
emancipate
emancipation
embargo
embarrass
embed
embellish
embody
embrace
embroider
embroidery
embroiled
embryonic
emend
emendation
eminence
eminent
emit
emollient
emotion
empirical
emulate
enamored
encase
encipher
encircle
enclave
enclose
encomium
encompass
encounter
encroach
encroachment
encumber
endangered
endearment
endeavor
endemic
endlessly
endow
endowment
enduring
energize
enervate
enfranchise
engender
engrave
engross
engulf
enigmatic
enjoin
enlightenment
enmity
ennui
enormity
enrage
enrapture
ensconce
entail
enterprising
enthrall
enthusiasm
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4   Demonstrate word list style:
aloft   Speak
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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ancillary   Speak
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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anecdotal   Speak
having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
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annoy   Speak
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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arable   Speak
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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attract   Speak
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abrogate  Speak
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
absent  Speak
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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go away or leave ; missing; not present
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
accident  Speak
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event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
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go away or leave ; missing; not present
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family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
acoustics  Speak
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
acquaint  Speak
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
adornment  Speak
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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6   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase


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repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others


Spelling Word: abnegation
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.


Spelling Word: abstruse
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equip; provide with military equipment


Spelling Word: accouter
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something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior


Spelling Word: adjunct
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions


Spelling Word: adroit
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