ACT Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your ACT vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level ACT vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
Free Online Vocabulary Test
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Before the ACT exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Although ACT isn't a pure English test, three of them mainly rely on English skills. Like all English tests, you cannot expect to get a high score with poor vocabulary. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills. To build ACT vocabulary, you need to study first and then review known words to keep them warm.

This app, ACT Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build ACT vocabulary. Within modern education methodology, the app runs on random practice. It has a built-in set of more than 1000 ACT words, which are matched with the middle level of 12th-grade students and are highly useful in ACT papers.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up before any activities. ACT Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign in and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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agrarian
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. The economic relationship between the two nations has expanded during the past decade amid China's economic boom and Argentina's rise in agrarian production.
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
equivalent in effect or value
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
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cataract
 
 
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n.  E.g. She gazed with awe at the mighty cataract known as Niagara Falls.
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countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
swiftness of action or motion; speed
offensive or insulting treatment
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
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coiffure
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. You can make a statement with your choice of coiffure: in the sixties many African Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
board on which painter mixes pigments
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
person regarded as stupid or awkward
hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
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depravity
 
 
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n.  E.g. This bias towards evil is sometimes called depravity or original sin.
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sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
small exclusive group of friends or associates
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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fissure
 
 
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n.  E.g. The mountain climbers secured footholds in the tiny fissure in the rock.
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person regarded as stupid or awkward
traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
animals of a period or region
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hubris
 
 
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n.  E.g. Nathan's hubris spurred him to do things that many considered insensitive.
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excessive pride or self-confidence
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
downward slope, as of a hill
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
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irrevocable
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. As Sue dropped the "Dear John" letter into the mailbox, she suddenly wanted to take it back, but she could not: her action was irrevocable.
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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opportune
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Sally looked at her father struggling to balance his checkbook; clearly this would not be an opportune moment to ask him for a raise in her allowance.
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wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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procrastinate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Looking at four years of receipts he still had to sort through, Bob was truly sorry to procrastinate for so long and not finished filing his taxes long ago.
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turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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pterodactyl
 
 
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n.  E.g. These remains of a pterodactyl indicate that the flying reptile had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.
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extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
departure of a large number of people
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
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sojourn
 
 
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n.  E.g. After his sojourn in Florida, he began to long for the colder climate of his native New England home.
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component or part; citizen, voter
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
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thrifty
 
 
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a.  E.g. A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
careful about money; economical
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