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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amicable
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Beth's sister Jo is the hot-tempered tomboy who has a hard time maintaining amicable relations with those around her.
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requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
not to be taken away; nontransferable
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asunder
 
 
(2)
ad.  E.g. A fierce quarrel split the partnership asunder: the two partners finally sundered their connections because their points of view were poles apart.
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
indefensible; not able to be maintained
into separate parts or pieces; apart
moved by sexual love; loving
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cistern
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The farmers were able to withstand the dry season by using rainwater they had stored in an underground cistern.
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
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delirium
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. In his delirium, the drunkard saw pink panthers and talking pigs.
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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
self-evident truth requiring no proof
mental disorder marked by confusion
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
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enormity
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. He did not realize the enormity of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.
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leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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impunity
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. A 98 pound weakling can't attack a beachfront bully with impunity.
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
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inopportune
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. A rock concert is an inopportune setting for a quiet conversation.
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light as air; heavenly; unusually refined
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
dead; no longer in use or existence
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
untimely; poorly chosen; inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
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lull
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the cover for a lull in the rain.
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supplement or appendix, especially to a will
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
inscription on tombstone in memory
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
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parry
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Unwilling to injure his opponent in such a pointless clash, Dartagnan simply tried to parry his rival's thrusts.
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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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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trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
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squalor
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Rusted, broken-down cars in its yard, trash piled up on the porch, tar paper peeling from the roof, the shack was the picture of squalor.
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large volume; large and scholarly book
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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uncouth
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Most biographers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.
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exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
incompatible; not able to be resolved
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
happening, as occasional event, without regularity; coming without design
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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