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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antithesis
 
 
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n.  E.g. This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.
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large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; rooflike structure
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
swiftness of action or motion; speed
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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belabor
 
 
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v.  E.g. The debate coach warns her students if they belabor her point they will bore the audience.
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
open widely; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
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chaff
 
 
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n.  E.g. When you separate the wheat from the chaff, be sure you keep the wheat.
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
trivial or worthless matter; thin dry bracts or scales, especially
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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dogged
 
 
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a.  E.g. Les Miserables tells of Inspector Javert's long, dogged pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.
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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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fetid
 
 
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a.  E.g. These dogs are housed in fetid, dark sheds and barns or left outside in cages exposed to the cold, the heat, the rain and the snow.
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
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gaffe
 
 
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n.  E.g. According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake.
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shell or jewel carved in relief; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
substance believed to cure all ills
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
mental disorder marked by confusion
boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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inopportune
 
 
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a.  E.g. A rock concert is an inopportune setting for a quiet conversation.
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suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
untimely; poorly chosen; inappropriate or ill-timed
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outwit
 
 
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v.  E.g. By disguising himself as an old woman, Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture.
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drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
applaud; announce with great approval
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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perennial
 
 
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n.  E.g. These plants are hardy perennial and will bloom for many years.
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short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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rebuff
 
 
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v.  E.g. You rebuff his invitation so smoothly that he does not realize he is snubbed.
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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soluble
 
 
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a.  E.g. Sugar is soluble in water; put a sugar cube in water and it will quickly dissolve.
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being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
expedient; careful and sensible; well advised
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
likely to fail or be inaccurate
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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unanimity
 
 
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n.  E.g. We were surprised by the unanimity with which members of both parties accepted our proposals.
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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
injury that doesn't break the skin
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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