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.
Free Online Vocabulary 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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admonish
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine.
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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buoyant
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. When the boat capsized, her buoyant life jacket kept Jody afloat.
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unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
elaborately or excessively ornamented
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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codicil
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Miss Havisham kept her lawyers busy drawing up another codicil to add to her already complicated will.
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excessive pride or self-confidence
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
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demur
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. When offered a post on the board of directors, David had to demur: he had scruples about taking on the job because he was unsure he could handle it.
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
make less severe or harsh; moderate
object because of doubts; hesitate
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
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flippant
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. When Mark told Mona he loved her, she dismissed his earnest declaration with a flippant "Oh, you say that to all the girls!".
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careful about money; economical
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
animated; lively; vigorous and active
lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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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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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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ingenue
 
 
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n.  E.g. Although she was forty, she still insisted that she be cast as an ingenue and refused to play more mature roles.
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subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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naivete
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Touched by the naivete of sweet, convent-trained Cosette, Marius pledges himself to protect her innocence.
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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting; select group
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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perpetuate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Some critics attack The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because they believe Twain's book to perpetuate a false image of Blacks in this country.
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stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of body
make something last; preserve from extinction
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
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rehabilitate
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. We must rehabilitate those whom we send to prison.
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neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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squabble
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Children invariably get involved in such a squabble; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.
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equality in status or amount; similarity or close
place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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ventriloquist
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. This ventriloquist does an act in which she has a conversation with a wooden dummy.
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gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
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