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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.


academician   Speak
n.
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
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addictive   Speak
a.
causing or characterized by addiction
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attraction   Speak
n. Syn. affinity; appeal
appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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cell   Speak
n.
any small compartment
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chord   Speak
n.
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
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controversy   Speak
n. Syn. contention; argument
contentious speech act; argument
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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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alloy  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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be full of; be plentiful
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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adapt; regulate
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concerning; simultaneous
anatomy  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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act of constructing or building something
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a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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covering; umbrella
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detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
attend  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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concerning; simultaneous
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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be full of; be plentiful
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complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
board  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
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congest; jam
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background; setting
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a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
canopy  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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covering; umbrella
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candidate
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congest; jam
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complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
cassette  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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difficult to analyze or understand
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act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
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container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
charitable  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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benevolent; kind; humane
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
chill  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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bothersome; troublesome; irritating
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based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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cool; freeze
clergy  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
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clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
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concerning; simultaneous
clog  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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approach; come near
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congest; jam
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candidate
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of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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a. Syn. attendant; concomitant
attendant; concomitant


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n.
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player


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n. Syn. addition; supplement
addition; supplement


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v.
beg pardon


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a. Syn. attractive; charming
attractive; charming


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n.
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element


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


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a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;


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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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colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech


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