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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amenable
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to.
Select answer:
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
rubbing away; tending to grind down
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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canter
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily, the reporter wrote that the race was won in a canter.
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
main impact or shock; main burden
slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
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clamor
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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eloquence
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's eloquence.
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
line around an area to enclose or guard it
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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ennui
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The monotonous routine of hospital life induced a feeling of ennui that made him moody and irritable.
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separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail
feeling of being bored by something tedious
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
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garish
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. She wore a rhinestone necklace with an excessively garish gold lame dress.
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expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
of the same or similar nature or kind
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
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kaleidoscope
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. People found a new source of entertainment while peering through the kaleidoscope; they found the ever-changing patterns fascinating.
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; process of receiving within
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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misconception
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Sir, you are suffering from a misconception.
Select answer:
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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partisan
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. On certain issues of principle, she refused to take a partisan stand, but let her conscience be her guide.
Select answer:
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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prosaic
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Though the ad writers came up with an original way to publicize the product, the head office rejected it for a more prosaic, ordinary slogan.
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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skiff
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Tom dreamed of owning an ocean-going yacht but had to settle for a skiff he could sail in the bay.
Select answer:
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates
necessary requirement; indispensable item
one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
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torrid
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Harlequin Romances publish torrid tales of love affairs, some set in hot climates.
Select answer:
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
massive; bulky; great in size
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