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 11 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
quadrilateral
quadruped
quaff
quagmire
quail
qualm
quantitative
quarterly
quay
quell
quench
querulous
query
questionnaire
quiescent
quietude
quintessence
quip
quirk
quiver
quixotic
quizzical
quorum
raconteur
radical
radically
raiment
rally
ramification
ramify
ramshackle
ranch
ranching
rancid
rancor
rank
rankle
rapacious
rapt
rarefied
raspy
ratify
ratiocination
raucous
ravel
raven
ravenous
ravine
raze
reactionary
readily
realization
realm
reap
reassure
rebuff
rebuke
recalcitrant
recapitulate
recast
recession
recidivism
reciprocal
recoil
recrimination
recruit
rectitude
recumbent
recurrent
redolent
redoubtable
redress
reel
reflection
reformism
refract
refraction
refractory
refreshing
refurbish
refute
regale
regime
regimentation
register
rehabilitate
reigning
reiterate
rejoinder
rejuvenate
relaxed
release
relegate
relent
relic
relieve
relieved
remark
remediable
reminiscence
remnant
remonstrance
remunerative
rend
rendering
renegade
renege
renovate
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absent   Speak
go away or leave ; missing; not present
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accentuate   Speak
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
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accusation   Speak
indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
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amalgamate   Speak
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
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archaeology   Speak
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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askance   Speak
with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
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5   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abbreviate  Speak
Exercise
great mass of falling snow and ice
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe
abiding  Speak
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
abjure  Speak
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
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having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
abrasive  Speak
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further; extra; supplemental or added to
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
accretion  Speak
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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moved by sexual love; loving
acrimonious  Speak
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attach; add as supplement or appendix
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feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
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strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time


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having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting


Spelling Word: adaptive
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness


Spelling Word: affection
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath


Spelling Word: affirmation
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass


Spelling Word: agglomeration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry


Spelling Word: alliteration
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7   PDF List:
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.

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