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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armada
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Queen Elizabeth's navy defeated the mighty armada that threatened the English coast.
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place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
action taken in return for injury or offense
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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bauble
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. The child was delighted with the bauble she had won in the grab bag.
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small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
place of residence of a person or a family
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
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chafe
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. The high collar used to chafe against my neck.
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
make whole; combine; make into one unit
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
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dutiful
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. When Mother told Billy to kiss Great-Aunt Hattie, the boy obediently gave the old woman a dutiful peck on her cheek.
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
in name only; insignificantly small
careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with sense of obligation
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euthanasia
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. Euthanasia has always been the topic of much moral debate.
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chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
practice of ending life of hopelessly ill individuals; assisted suicide
blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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impetus
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. A new federal highway program would create jobs and give added impetus to our economic recovery.
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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime
cheat; one who defrauds or makes practice of defrauding others
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languor
 
 
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n.  E.g. His friends tried to overcome the languor into which he had fallen by taking him to parties and to the theater.
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arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
ban on commerce or other activity
feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
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overt
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.
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unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
open to view; not secret or hidden
massive; bulky; great in size
comparable; similar or alike
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placate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. The store manager tried to placate the angry customer, offering to replace the damaged merchandise or to give back her money right away.
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disturb composure of; dismay; ruffle
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
appease or pacify; bring peace to
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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sedentary
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Disliking the effect of her sedentary occupation on her figure, Stacy decided to work out at the gym every other day.
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curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
extremely disturbed from emotion
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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subsistence
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. In these days of inflated prices, my salary provides a mere subsistence.
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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torrid
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Harlequin Romances publish torrid tales of love affairs, some set in hot climates.
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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