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
K12, SAT, GRE, IELTS, TOEFL
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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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ascribe
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism.
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
force to leave; remove from office
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atrophy
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
ability to foresee future happenings
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
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decadence
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The moral decadence of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.
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deep opening in the earth surface
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
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desecrate
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. Shattering the altar and trampling the holy objects underfoot, the invaders desecrate the sanctuary.
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violate with violence, especially to sacred place
avoid deliberately; keep away from
stockpile; accumulate for future use
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
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foolhardy
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Don't be foolhardy. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture.
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acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
free, without charge; costing nothing
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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fortitude
 
 
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n.  E.g. He was awarded the medal for his fortitude in the battle.
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person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
highly skilled artist, as musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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instigate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to instigate an investigation into the department's activities.
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make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
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muggy
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The air is slightly muggy from the thunderstorm that passed over at lunch, dark and loud without shedding a drop.
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by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
green; full of juice in vegetation
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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politic
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. Even though he was disappointed by the size of the bonus he was offered, he did not think it politic to refuse it.
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acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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repress
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. In order to curb her impetuosity, Anne's parents tried not to repress her high spirits.
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plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
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steadfast
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Penelope was steadfast in her affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
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forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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vouchsafe
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Occasionally the rock star would drift out onto the balcony and vouchsafe the crowd below a glimpse of her celebrated features.
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guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
approve formally; confirm; verify
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