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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alcove
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. In front of centre window in alcove is a small table on which is a parlour lamp, and some newspapers, including the "New York Sun."
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
physician specializing in delivery of babies
nook; small, recessed section of a room
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
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bereavement
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden bereavement.
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active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet
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defile
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. The hoodlums defile the church with their scurrilous writing.
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cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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delve
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. To delve into old books and manuscripts is part of a researcher's job.
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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flamboyant
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.
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having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
elaborately or excessively ornamented
animated; lively; vigorous and active
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gambit
 
 
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n.  E.g. The player was afraid to accept his opponent's gambit because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.
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yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
person guided and protected by a more prominent person
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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indeterminate
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when they will do so, however, remains indeterminate.
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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
state of being held in high esteem and honor
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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lull
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. Malcolm tried to come up with a plausible story to lull his mother's suspicions, but she didn't believe a word he said.
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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
become quiet or less intensive
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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prattle
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Baby John used to prattle on and on about the cats and his ball and the Cookie Monster.
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mislead; delude; deceive by guile
speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
make invalid; nullify; destroy
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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scrupulous
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations to his family and friends.
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exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
tending to call up emotions, memories
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shackle
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Police had to shackle the criminal's ankles to prevent his escape.
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
force to leave; remove from office
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thespian
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a thespian career.
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below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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