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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artless
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.
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marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
implied or understood though not directly expressed
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
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augment
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Armies augment their forces by calling up reinforcements.
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appease or pacify; bring peace to
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
decorate with ornamental appendages
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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collusion
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. They're in collusion with the government and just want a piece of the pie like everyone else.
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action taken in return for injury or offense
woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
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elicit
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot.
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
read or examine, typically with great care
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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figurative
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. The only difference between the verbs loan and lend is that loan can’t be used in figurative senses.
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
unclear or doubtful in meaning
not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
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gaffe
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake.
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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jaunt
 
 
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n.  E.g. He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.
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yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill
tiny piece of anything; very small particle
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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olfactory
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. A wine taster must have a discriminating palate and a keen olfactory sense, for a good wine appeals both to the taste buds and to the nose.
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
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philistine
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we needn't any philistine among us.
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offensive or insulting treatment
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
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rife
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. In the face of the many rumors of scandal, which are rife at the moment, it is best to remain silent.
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long and thin; slender; having little substance
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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stoic
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. I wasn't particularly stoic when I had my flu shot; I squealed like a stuck pig.
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free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
incompatible; not able to be resolved
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unwarranted
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. We could not understand Martin's unwarranted rudeness to his mother's guests.
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made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
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