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ACT Vocabulary for ESL Students

Globalization leads USA universities are accepting more and more foreign students. ACT test is one option for them to apply for admission. For ESL (English as Second Language) students, ACT test is much more difficult than for USA high school students. They will face tougher contents and challenge harder preparation, so they need more resources.

Students have many tasks to prepare ACT test. In general, building vocabulary is the top one, because vocabulary is the foundation of all English-related test sections, like reading and writing. Most of ACT test takers have to spend much time to learn new words and review known words. It isn't an easy job for them. As for ESL students, it becomes much heavier.

In addition to normal ACT vocabularies, ESL students have to learn some extra words. Because ESL students live in non-English language circumstances; their English skills completely come from various textbooks. For example, 'basement' is a very common word in America, but foreign students may didn't hear this word yet. If they prepare ACT by normal vocabularies, more or less some common words will be missed.

ESL ACT Vocabulary is compiled for non-English speakers to cover the gap. Basically, words in this list aren't very difficult, but they are likely used on ACT test papers and confuse the foreign test takers. These words are usually ignored by mainstream ACT vocabularies because of simple or common. To help ESL students study by mother language, this list includes definitions in 20 languages.

Last but not least, ESL students are supposed to choose a common vocabulary, like 3500 ACT Vocabulary, as the base to build own ACT vocabulary. This list, ESL ACT Vocabulary, is only an additional list to fix vocabulary leak of ESL students.

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Some students are looking for ACT vocabulary ebook, but we didn't publish ebook of this vocabulary. Two SAT vocabulary ebooks may be considered instead:

SAT 1200 Words in 30 Days (basic level)
Available at:
Apple iBook, Google Books, Amazon Kindle, and others...

SAT 4000 Words (basic,middle, and high level)
Available at:
Amazon Kindle -USA, and others...

Building ACT vocabulary is a tough task, especially for ESL students. Set your goal and choose your way both aren't easy job, you should get authoritative information as more as possible. ACT Official Website is a right place to help you out.


affordable   Speak
a.
able to pay for
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ambitious   Speak
a. Syn. aspiring; enterprising
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
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appraisal   Speak
n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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coop   Speak
n.
barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
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courthouse   Speak
n.
building that houses judicial courts
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cubism   Speak
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an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
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daisy
daring
dazzling
debtor
decay
deception
deck
declaration
decline
decompose
decomposition
decorate
decoration
defect
defer
definition
deform
deformation
delay
delectable
delegate
deliberate
delta
democracy
demolition
denomination
denounce
dent
dentist
dentistry
departure
deplete
depositor
depot
depreciation
deprive
derivative
descent
desert
deserve
desire
despoil
dessert
destine
destructive
detectable
detergent
deteriorate
detrimental
devastating
devastation
devious
devoid
devote
devour
diagnose
dialogue
dietary
dietitian
diffusion
digest
diligent
diligently
dime
dinosaur
dioxide
disapproval
disaster
discern
discharge
disconnect
discontent
discourage
discouraging
dismay
dismember
dispatch
displacement
dispute
dissimilar
distinct
distinctly
distinguish
distribution
divergence
divergent
diverse
diversion
division
documentation
dogged
dogma
domesticate
dormitory
doubt
downtown
draw
drawer
drawing
drill
dwarf
dweller
dye
dynamics
eager
earthenware
eccentric
eclectic
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accessibility  SpeakSentences and Contexts
Exercise
course; program
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applaud; announce with great approval
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attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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composition; order
acclaim  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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applaud; announce with great approval
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advise; suggest
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being or characterized by concepts or their formation
adjoin  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
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break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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circumstance
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
affordable  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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circumstance
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ambition; longing
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able to pay for
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
approximate  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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approach; come near
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ambition; longing
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
aspiration  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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ambition; longing
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assured; having or marked by assurance
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
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branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
attire  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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approach; come near
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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clothing; dress
bang  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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applaud; announce with great approval
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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
boon  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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act of burning something
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beverage made from juice pressed from apples
collision  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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approach; come near
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
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attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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v.
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate


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ad. Syn. certainly; undoubtedly
certainly; undoubtedly


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n. Syn. conduct; manner
conduct; manner


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become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame


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n.
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video


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n. Syn. church; temple
church; temple


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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day


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n.
an increase in the density of something


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v. Syn. vie; contest; fight
contest; fight


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n.
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes


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