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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allude
 
 
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v.  E.g. Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you allude to his marital problems with Jill.
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drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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bastion
 
 
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n.  E.g. The villagers fortified the town hall, hoping this improvised bastion could protect them from the guerillas' raids.
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violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
cheat; one who defrauds or makes practice of defrauding others
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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curmudgeon
 
 
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n.  E.g. Although he was regarded by many as a curmudgeon, a few of us were aware of the many kindnesses and acts of charity that he secretly performed.
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
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dowdy
 
 
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a.  E.g. She tried to change her dowdy image by buying a new fashionable wardrobe.
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inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner
not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
indefensible; not able to be maintained
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fallow
 
 
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a.  E.g. Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to lie fallow every few years.
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unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
having no equal; incomparable
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gambit
 
 
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n.  E.g. The player was afraid to accept his opponent's gambit because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see.
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
chess move in which player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain advantageous position
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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judicious
 
 
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a.  E.g. At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.
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weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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obligatory
 
 
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a.  E.g. It is obligatory that books borrowed from the library be returned within two weeks.
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careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with sense of obligation
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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pathos
 
 
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n.  E.g. The quiet tone of pathos that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.
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repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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provisional
 
 
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a.  E.g. Polanski is in provisional detention in Switzerland.
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temporary; provided for present need only
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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stipulate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe, the president would stipulate that NATO inspection teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases.
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
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vindicate
 
 
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v.  E.g. The lawyer's goal was to vindicate her client and prove him innocent on all charges.
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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