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
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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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accrue
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. The Premier League awards three points for a win and one for a draw, so in a 38-game season the maximum a team can accrue is 114 points.
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explain or describe in detail
rid or deprive of inhabitants; lay waste; devastate
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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bulwark
 
 
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n.  E.g. The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.
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extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
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comparable
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. People whose jobs are comparable in difficulty should receive similar pay.
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
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elude
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. The logic of the concluding paragraph seems to elude me.
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throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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feckless
 
 
(5)
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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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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foresight
 
 
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n.  E.g. A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom.
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expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
small exclusive group of friends or associates
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
ability to foresee future happenings
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insulated
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. That basic research and advanced technology budgets are not insulated from the big NASA projects.
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
unclear or doubtful in meaning
containing or derived from error; mistaken
set apart; isolated in restricted sense, so remote from other bodies
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mirth
 
 
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n.  E.g. Our mirth is then indeed an ornament to us when we serve God and honor him with it.
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laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates
nook; small, recessed section of a room
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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pinnacle
 
 
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n.  E.g. We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
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devaluation; decrease in price or value
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
formal investigation, often held before a jury; judicial inquiry
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
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savory
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Julia Child's recipes enable amateur chefs to create savory delicacies for their guests.
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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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swagger
 
 
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v.  E.g. The conquering hero didn't simply stride down the street; he used to swagger.
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go through or across, often under difficult conditions
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with swaying motion
raise in rank or dignity; praise
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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transitory
 
 
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a.  E.g. Fame is transitory: today's rising star is all too soon tomorrow's washed-up has-been.
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog
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