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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

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.


accompaniment   Speak
n.
act of accompanying someone or something
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clam   Speak
v. Syn. tranquilize; soothe
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
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conceptual   Speak
a.
being or characterized by concepts or their formation
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conductor   Speak
n.
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
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consultant   Speak
n.
an expert who gives advice
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curriculum   Speak
n. Syn. course; program
course; program
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iceberg
identify
ideological
illumination
illusive
imagery
impediment
impending
import
impose
impracticality
imprisonment
improvise
impulse
incidentally
incise
incorporate
incorporation
incredulous
incur
indenture
indigestion
indignant
individualism
inducible
industrialization
industrious
infancy
infectious
infer
inflation
influenza
informal
infusion
ingenious
inheritance
initiate
injury
innumerable
insistence
instinctively
institute
institutionalize
intellect
intelligence
intentionally
interaction
interactive
interest
intersect
interstellar
intimacy
intricate
intrigue
intriguing
invariably
inventory
invertebrate
inviting
ion
irregular
jellyfish
jewelry
judgement
jumble
junction
jurisdiction
jury
justify
juxtaposition
keen
kernel
keyboard
knapsack
laborious
lace
lag
lampshade
landmass
lateral
launch
league
legume
leisure
lethal
lettuce
liable
libel
lift
limb
lineage
linger
lively
livestock
load
lobby
lobster
locomote
lodging
longitude
loom
loop
lull
lure
magic
magical
magnesium
magnetic
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accompanying  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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bump; hit; conflict
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cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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attendant; concomitant
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approach; entry; entrance
accuse  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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care; being attentive to possible danger
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building that houses judicial courts
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culture
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blame; condemn
annoying  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
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bothersome; troublesome; irritating
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a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
arc  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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compatible; harmonious
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break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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chief; serving as an essential component
cabinetmaker  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
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candidate
carving  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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cutting away parts to create a desired shape
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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blame; condemn
cast  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a widely known person
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chief; serving as an essential component
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
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assign the roles of; choose at random
chagrin  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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bothersome; troublesome; irritating
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compatible; harmonious
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difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
clergyman  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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air
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cut; sculpt
collide  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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abbreviation
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be broadcast on television or radio
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bump; hit; conflict
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curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
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v.
beg pardon


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n. Syn. equilibrium; symmetry; stability
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability


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n. Syn. violation; infringement
breaking of contract or duty


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n.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements


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n.
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie


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v. Syn. asphyxiate; suffocate
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply


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n.
beverage made from juice pressed from apples


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n. Syn. culture
culture


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n.
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards


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n.
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones


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