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!
Demo Test Sheet

amphibian
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Frogs are classified as amphibian.
Select answer:
wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
able to live both on land and in water
expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
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assuage
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Jilted by Jane, Dick tried to assuage his heartache by indulging in ice cream.
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
make whole; combine; make into one unit
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
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clique
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Fitzgerald wished that he belonged to the clique of popular athletes and big men on campus.
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boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
small exclusive group of friends or associates
questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator
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dismember
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. Who did dismember the Austrian Empire? Several new countries were established.
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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
stockpile; accumulate for future use
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expansive
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. He was in an expansive humor, cheerfully urging his guests to join in the Christmas feast.
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outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
incompatible; not able to be resolved
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
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gargantuan
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Nokia really doesn't have any experience in running the kind of gargantuan on-line service
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complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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incline
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. The architect recommended that the nursing home's ramp be rebuilt because its incline was too steep for wheelchairs.
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something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
payment or expense; output
cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
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outskirt
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Besides it a handicrafts and local fruit process exhibition show also arranged in outskirt of cattle show.
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
offensive or insulting treatment
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
effort; expenditure of much physical work
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plaintive
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. The dove has a plaintive and melancholy call.
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
composed of elements from a variety of sources
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relic
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Egypt's Department of Antiquities prohibits tourists from taking any ancient relic out of the country.
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
deep opening in the earth surface
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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solicit
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Knowing she needed to have a solid majority for the budget to pass, the mayor telephoned all the members of the city council to solicit their votes.
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
block legislation by making long speeches
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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voracious
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. The wolf is a voracious animal, its hunger never satisfied.
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leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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