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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antagonism
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Barry showed his antagonism toward his new stepmother by ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.
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act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
offensive or insulting treatment
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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browbeat
 
 
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v.  E.g. Billy resisted Ted's attempts to browbeat him handing over his lunch money.
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free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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convex
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
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curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
not essential; coming from outside
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
eating away by chemicals or disease
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edict
 
 
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n.  E.g. The emperor issued an edict decreeing that everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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fledgling
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential that we admire everything they write.
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sky blue; light purplish-blue
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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forgo
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. Determined to lose weight for the summer, Ida decided to forgo dessert until she could fit into a size eight again.
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make something last; preserve from extinction
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
produce; give rise to
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
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jovial
 
 
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a.  E.g. A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial face.
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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metropolis
 
 
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n.  E.g. Every evening the terminal is filled with thousands of commuters going from this metropolis to their homes in the suburbs.
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
major city, especially chief city of country or region
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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pittance
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. He could not live on the pittance he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
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very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
indefinitely long period of time; age
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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propensity
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Convinced of his own talent, Sol has an unfortunate propensity to belittle the talents of others.
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lack of self-confidence or courage
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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skiff
 
 
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n.  E.g. Tom dreamed of owning an ocean-going yacht but had to settle for a skiff he could sail in the bay.
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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unwitting
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Pierce said criminals, such as unwitting gang members, will sometimes post information that can help with an investigation.
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
into separate parts or pieces; apart
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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