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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arcane
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Secret brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane rituals and trappings to mystify outsiders.
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comparable; similar or alike
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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benediction
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. The appearance of the sun after the many rainy days was like a benediction.
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blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
main impact or shock; main burden
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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debonair
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. The debonair youth was liked by all who met him, because of his cheerful and obliging manner.
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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dexterous
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. The magician was so dexterous that we could not follow him as he performed his tricks.
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stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious
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expiate
 
 
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v.  E.g. He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.
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object because of doubts; hesitate
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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impeach
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. The angry congressman wanted to impeach the president for his misdeeds.
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dig out of ground; remove from grave
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
approve formally; confirm; verify
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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indisputable
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. In the face of these indisputable statements, I withdraw my complaint.
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eating away by chemicals or disease
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
free, without charge; costing nothing
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
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ordain
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. The king would ordain that no foreigner should be allowed to enter the city.
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
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perpetrate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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quell
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. Miss Minchin's demeanor was so stern and forbidding that she could quell any unrest among her students with one intimidating glance.
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enrage; make furious or mad with anger
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
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submissive
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. She sat still, in submissive patience, her cheek pale with the working of a heart too big for that little body.
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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upshot
 
 
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n.  E.g. The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
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necessary requirement; indispensable item
final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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