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.
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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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askew
 
 
(1)
ad.  E.g. When he placed his hat askew upon his head, his observers laughed.
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having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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breadth
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. We were impressed by the breadth of her knowledge.
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one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates
fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
entire range; all notes in musical scale
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
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clench
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. "Open wide," said the dentist, but Clint seemed to clench his teeth even more tightly than before.
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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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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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
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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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rash; marked by unthinking boldness
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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garrulous
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. My Uncle Henry can outtalk any three people I know. He is the most garrulous person in Cayuga County.
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burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
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interloper
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. The merchant thought of his competitor as interloper who was stealing away his trade.
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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outwit
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. By disguising himself as an old woman, Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture.
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bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
stockpile; accumulate for future use
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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precocious
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. Listening to the grown-up way the child discussed serious topics, we couldn't help remarking how precocious she was.
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
containing or derived from error; mistaken
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recrimination
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. The loud and angry recrimination was her answer to his accusations.
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countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
offensive or insulting treatment
major city, especially chief city of country or region
sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust
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tactile
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. His callused hands had lost their tactile sensitivity.
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used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against leadership of political party
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throng
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. A throng of shoppers jammed the aisles.
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
chronological record of the events of successive years
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