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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ambience
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. A certain ambience is lost when you choose a tampon over a cocktail glass at a party.
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introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
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bustle
 
 
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v.  E.g. David and the children bustle about the house getting in each other's way as they try to pack for the camping trip.
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violate with violence, especially to sacred place
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
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comprise
 
 
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v.  E.g. If the District of Columbia were to be granted statehood, the United States of America would comprise fifty-one states, not just fifty.
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irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
include; consist of; be composed of
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
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disingenuous
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Now that we know the mayor and his wife are engaged in a bitter divorce fight, we find their earlier remarks regretting their lack of time together remarkably disingenuous.
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improperly forward or bold; rude
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
dark; dusky; naturally having skin of a dark color
open to view; not secret or hidden
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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epitome
 
 
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n.  E.g. Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General," in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.
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improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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forlorn
 
 
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a.  E.g. Deserted by her big sisters and her friends, the forlorn child sat sadly on the steps awaiting their return.
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temporary; provided for present need only
not essential; coming from outside
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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inquest
 
 
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n.  E.g. The police chief ordered an inquest to determine what went wrong.
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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting; select group
mental disorder marked by confusion
formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
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nomadic
 
 
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a.  E.g. Several nomadic tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.
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unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
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predecessor
 
 
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n.  E.g. I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late predecessor in this office.
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annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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qualm
 
 
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n.  E.g. My main qualm is the lack of consistency and logical plotting.
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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stigma
 
 
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n.  E.g. I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime.
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rectangular frame attached working parts, as of automobile
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
creative work, as literary or musical composition
symbol of disgrace; small mark, as scar or birthmark; mark made with red-hot iron
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vehement
 
 
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a.  E.g. Alfred became so vehement in describing what was wrong with the Internal Revenue Service that he began jumping up and down and frothing at the mouth.
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forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
temporary; provided for present need only
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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