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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arduous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in clear manner
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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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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face or facial features; appearance, especially the expression of the face
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
direct, quick route; direct, straight course
excessive pride or self-confidence
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compunction
 
 
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n.  E.g. The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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dislodge
 
 
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v.  E.g. The prime minister also called for troops to dislodge Mr. president as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.
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build; put together out of components or parts
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
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epitome
 
 
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n.  E.g. Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General," in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
major city, especially chief city of country or region
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
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forestall
 
 
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v.  E.g. The prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
prevent by taking action in advance
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
decorate with ornamental appendages
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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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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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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matriarch
 
 
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n.  E.g. The matriarch is the glue that binds the entire family together.
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case for arrows; collection or store, as arsenal; quick shaking
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
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perfunctory
 
 
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a.  E.g. I introduced myself, and at my name his perfunctory manner changed; I knew he heard me before.
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
composed of elements from a variety of sources
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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query
 
 
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n.  E.g. In her column "Ask Beth," the columnist invites young readers to send her any query about life and love.
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
board on which painter mixes pigments
line around an area to enclose or guard it
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
tiny piece of anything; very small particle
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succinct
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage: be succinct.
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
causing damage or harm; injurious
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
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virile
 
 
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a.  E.g. They are always on the brink of victory and must be confronted with a virile aggression.
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plentiful; possessing riches or resources
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
light as air; heavenly; unusually refined
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
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