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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admonish
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine.
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
stockpile; accumulate for future use
dig out of ground; remove from grave
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braggart
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
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unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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consternation
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. One would never think that a hunter would display such consternation when a bear closed to camp.
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
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discrete
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. The universe is composed of discrete bodies.
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
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expound
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. The teachers expound on the theory of relativity for hours.
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explain or describe in detail
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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fraught
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Since this enterprise is fraught with danger, I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks.
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
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incompatible
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were incompatible.
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
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mores
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. In America, Benazir Bhutto dressed as Western women did; in Pakistan, however, she followed the mores of her people, dressing in traditional veil and robes.
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countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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poseur
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Some thought Salvador Dali was a brilliant painter; others dismissed him as a poseur.
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physician specializing in delivery of babies
introduction, usually to a poem or play
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
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revulsion
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. The dreadful events of 11th September have filled people throughout the world with a revulsion for terrorism, whatever its aims.
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sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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tacit
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. We have a tacit agreement based on only a handshake.
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relating to space; existing in or connected with space
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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waft
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Daydreaming, he gazes at the leaves that waft past his window.
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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
list each one; mention one by one
pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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