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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

3   PDF and Ebook:
DIY - PDF of ACT vocabulary
May I have a PDF file of this ACT vocabulary? The answer is yes. Although you cannot download a DEF file of '3500 ACT Vocabulary' directly, you have two ways to create a customized PDF based on the word list.

One way is to run the web app Print Vocabulary in PDF. It can load '3500 ACT Vocabulary', similar to all vocabularies of this website. The handy tool can filter your known words, create a personalized version, and output as PDF files.

If you need more flexibility to create an ACT vocabulary PDF, please follow Download ACT Vocabulary PDF. It shows you step by step to produce PDF files of this ACT vocabulary by leveraging free Internet PDF makers.

Existing PDF Files
Ebook of ACT vocabulary
We didn't publish an ebook of '3500 ACT Vocabulary' or any other ACT vocabulary ebook. We recommend one SAT ebook instead if you like to study or review words by reading an ebook.

3000 SAT Vocabulary List is very close to '3500 ACT Vocabulary'. Although SAT and ACT are different tests and have separate styles, both are to evaluate high school students' academic levels. The ebook is available at leading ebook distributors.

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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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actuarial   Speak
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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adjoin   Speak
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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affluent   Speak
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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analgesic   Speak
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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analogous   Speak
comparable; similar or alike
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anomalous   Speak
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
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abdicate  Speak
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
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attach; add as supplement or appendix
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having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
aberrant  Speak
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
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lack of caring; indifference
ablution  Speak
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
accumulation  Speak
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
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half-open; slightly turned or opened
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
additional  Speak
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officially charge someone in a court of law
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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further; extra; supplemental or added to
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impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
adherent  Speak
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abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
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having human form or characteristics
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent


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mental keenness; quickness of perception


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nook; small, recessed section of a room


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unclear or doubtful in meaning


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moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely


Spelling Word: amble
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