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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arroyo
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Until the heavy rains of the past spring, this arroyo had been a dry bed.
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laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
practice of ending life of hopelessly ill individuals; assisted suicide
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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beeline
 
 
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n.  E.g. As soon as the movie was over, Jim made a beeline for the exit.
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects
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countenance
 
 
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n.  E.g. When Jose saw his newborn daughter, a proud smile spread across his countenance.
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face or facial features; appearance, especially the expression of the face
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
devaluation; decrease in price or value
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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demean
 
 
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v.  E.g. Standing on his dignity, he refused to demean himself by replying to the offensive letter.
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
include; consist of; be composed of
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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fauna
 
 
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n.  E.g. The scientist could visualize the fauna of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.
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animals of a period or region
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
main impact or shock; main burden
ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
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grouse
 
 
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v.  E.g. Students traditionally grouse about the abysmal quality of "mystery meat" and similar dormitory food.
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turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
block legislation by making long speeches
complain or grumble; seek or shoot grouse
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
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infuriate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Her big brother's teasing used to infuriate Margaret; no matter how hard she tried to keep her temper, he always got her goat.
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twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
corrupt; seduce from virtue
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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modicum
 
 
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n.  E.g. Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
introduction, usually to a poem or play
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
mass of floating ice; ice formed by freezing of surface-water of polar oceans
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pragmatist
 
 
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n.  E.g. No pragmatist enjoys becoming involved in a game he can never win.
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firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; sound of heavy treading
who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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pungent
 
 
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a.  E.g. I'm bracing myself to be met by heat, humidity and what Kerry describes as a pungent odor.
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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stipend
 
 
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n.  E.g. There is a nominal stipend for this position, it is a good job for you.
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fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
deep opening in the earth surface
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
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vehement
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Alfred became so vehement in describing what was wrong with the Internal Revenue Service that he began jumping up and down and frothing at the mouth.
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hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
not essential; coming from outside
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