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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accentuate
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. John said the overwhelming demand for transportation fuels will again accentuate the need for increased drilling, but that might take months.
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cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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beset
 
 
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v.  E.g. Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.
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treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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corrosive
 
 
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a.  E.g. Stainless steel is able to withstand the effects of corrosive chemicals.
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disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
long and thin; slender; having little substance
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
eating away by chemicals or disease
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dissemble
 
 
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v.  E.g. Even though John tried to dissemble his motive for taking modern dance, we all knew he was there not to dance but to meet girls.
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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feckless
 
 
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a.  E.g. Anja took on the responsibility of caring for her aged mother, realizing that her feckless sister was not up to the task.
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using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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hoard
 
 
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v.  E.g. Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage, many people are tempted to hoard food.
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behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with swaying motion
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
stockpile; accumulate for future use
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infuriate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Her big brother's teasing used to infuriate Margaret; no matter how hard she tried to keep her temper, he always got her goat.
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
prevent by taking action in advance
condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
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montage
 
 
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n.  E.g. In one early montage, Beauchamp brought together pictures of broken newspaper clippings about the Vietnam War.
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
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parody
 
 
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n.  E.g. The show Forbidden Broadway presents a parody spoofing the year's new productions playing on Broadway.
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shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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quizzical
 
 
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a.  E.g. When the skinny teenager tripped over his own feet stepping into the bullpen, Coach raised one quizzical eyebrow, shook his head, and said, "Okay, kid. You're here, let's see what you've got.".
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
demanding much work or care; tedious
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
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temperate
 
 
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a.  E.g. Try to be temperate in your eating this holiday season; if you control your appetite, you won't gain too much weight.
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
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virtuoso
 
 
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n.  E.g. The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a virtuoso whose violin performances thrilled millions.
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highly skilled artist, as musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
poet, especially lyric poet
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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