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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analogous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
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of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
comparable; similar or alike
expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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augury
 
 
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n.  E.g. He interpreted the departure of the birds as an augury of evil.
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
cool, refreshing state of air; art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries
person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
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censure
 
 
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v.  E.g. Today's paper will censure the senator for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
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embroiled
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. He became embroiled in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.
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throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
of the same or similar nature or kind
appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
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exacerbate
 
 
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v.  E.g. The latest bombing would exacerbate England's already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the prime minister to break off the peace talks abruptly.
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
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gruel
 
 
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n.  E.g. Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
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work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into surface
feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
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inscrutable
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Experienced poker players try to keep their expressions inscrutable, hiding their reactions to the cards behind a so-called "poker face."
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
massive; bulky; great in size
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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oblique
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Casting a quick, oblique glance at the reviewing stand, the sergeant ordered the company to march.
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
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pacifist
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Shooting his way through the jungle, Rambo was clearly not a pacifist.
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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reactionary
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Opposing the use of English in worship services, reactionary forces in the church fought to reinstate the mass in Latin.
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very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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tarry
 
 
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v.  E.g. We can't tarry if we want to get to the airport on time.
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build; put together out of components or parts
revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
behead; cut off the head of
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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unimpeachable
 
 
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a.  E.g. Her conduct in office was unimpeachable and her record is spotless.
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invulnerable; able to withstand attack
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
dull; lacking luster or shine
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