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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.


affirm   Speak
v. Syn. assert; confirm
assert; confirm
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bankrupt   Speak
v.
cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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barbecue   Speak
n.
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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boom   Speak
n. Syn. bonanza; prosperity
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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complacence   Speak
n. Syn. arrogance; satisfaction
arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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complex   Speak
a. Syn. intricate; compound
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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Words of List 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
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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additive  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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addition; supplement
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background; setting
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cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
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dedicated; devoted
annex  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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building that houses judicial courts
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breaking of contract or duty
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cutting away parts to create a desired shape
appetite  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
arduous  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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a physicist who studies astronomy
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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compression
astronomer  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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blame; condemn
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building that houses judicial courts
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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a physicist who studies astronomy
attendant  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
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aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
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confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
beleaguer  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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compression
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comfortable; relaxing
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
boom  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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blame; condemn
breach  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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breaking of contract or duty
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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addition; supplement
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
civility  SpeakSentences and Contexts
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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a. Syn. apart; distant
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote


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a. Syn. clumsy; inept
difficult to handle or manage


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n.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals


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n. Syn. cellar
cellar; storage room


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a.
covered with beads of liquid


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n. Syn. combination; mixture
combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture


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n.
narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge


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v. Syn. classify; sort
classify; sort


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a. Syn. conservative; careful
conservative; careful


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a. Syn. cool
cool; freeze


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