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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alchemy
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy in medieval.
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distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
tendency to keep together
tiny piece of anything; very small particle
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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avow
 
 
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v.  E.g. Lana began to avow that she never meant to steal Debbie's boyfriend.
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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cursory
 
 
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a.  E.g. Because a cursory examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson, we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more extensive investigation of the fire's cause.
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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dissuade
 
 
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v.  E.g. Since Tom could not dissuade Huck from running away from home, he decided to run away with him.
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disable or disqualify; deprive of capacity or natural power
make invalid; nullify; destroy
persuade not to do; discourage
pollute; make dirty or spotty
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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fallacious
 
 
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a.  E.g. Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results: even though your logic may be faulty, the answer you get may nevertheless be correct.
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tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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gruel
 
 
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n.  E.g. Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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incompatible
 
 
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a.  E.g. The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were incompatible.
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dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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lofty
 
 
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a.  E.g. Though Barbara Jordan's fellow students used to tease her about her lofty ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.
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flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
careful about money; economical
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
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pauper
 
 
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n.  E.g. Though Widow Brown was living on a reduced income, she was by no means a pauper.
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small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
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remnant
 
 
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n.  E.g. I suggest that you wait until the store places the remnant of that big fish on sale.
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excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
person regarded as stupid or awkward
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solicit
 
 
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v.  E.g. Knowing she needed to have a solid majority for the budget to pass, the mayor telephoned all the members of the city council to solicit their votes.
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assent; agree without protesting
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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utopia
 
 
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n.  E.g. Fed up with this imperfect universe, Don would have liked to run off to Shangri-la or some other imaginary utopia.
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measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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