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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amenable
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to.
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fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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canter
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily, the reporter wrote that the race was won in a canter.
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person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
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clamor
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.
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weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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eloquence
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's eloquence.
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short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
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ennui
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The monotonous routine of hospital life induced a feeling of ennui that made him moody and irritable.
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
feeling of being bored by something tedious
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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garish
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. She wore a rhinestone necklace with an excessively garish gold lame dress.
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
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kaleidoscope
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. People found a new source of entertainment while peering through the kaleidoscope; they found the ever-changing patterns fascinating.
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bringing or coming to end; ceasing
sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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misconception
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Sir, you are suffering from a misconception.
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
tiny piece of anything; very small particle
board on which painter mixes pigments
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
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partisan
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. On certain issues of principle, she refused to take a partisan stand, but let her conscience be her guide.
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looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
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prosaic
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Though the ad writers came up with an original way to publicize the product, the head office rejected it for a more prosaic, ordinary slogan.
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clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
likely to fail or be inaccurate
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skiff
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Tom dreamed of owning an ocean-going yacht but had to settle for a skiff he could sail in the bay.
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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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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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
increasing by successive addition
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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