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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aromatic
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.
Select answer:
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
momentary; temporary; staying for short time
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
Don't select.
caustic
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
Select answer:
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
Don't select.
comely
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. I would rather have a poor and comely wife than a rich and homely one.
Select answer:
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
Don't select.
embroiled
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. He became embroiled in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
in or into a high place; high or higher up
Don't select.
euthanasia
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. Euthanasia has always been the topic of much moral debate.
Select answer:
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
practice of ending life of hopelessly ill individuals; assisted suicide
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects
Don't select.
fresco
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the fresco by Giotto.
Select answer:
intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
cool, refreshing state of air; art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
hard monotonous routine work
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
Don't select.
liquidate
 
 
(7)
v.  E.g. He was able to liquidate all his debts in a short period of time.
Select answer:
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow
restore to good condition; renew
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
Don't select.
molten
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by molten lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
Select answer:
differing; tending to move apart in different directions
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
Don't select.
pragmatist
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. No pragmatist enjoys becoming involved in a game he can never win.
Select answer:
who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
Don't select.
sagacious
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. My father was a sagacious judge of character: he could spot a phony a mile away.
Select answer:
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
Don't select.
simplistic
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Though Jack's solution dealt adequately with one aspect of the problem, it was simplistic in failing to consider various complications that might arise.
Select answer:
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
Don't select.
unequivocal
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal and absolute "No."
Select answer:
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
having cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; overly sweet
Don't select.
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