Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

arduous

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a. E.g. Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.

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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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averse

(2)

a. E.g. The reporter was averse to revealing the sources of his information.

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impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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consternation

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n. E.g. One would never think that a hunter would display such consternation when a bear closed to camp.

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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
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dissident

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a. E.g. In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tiananmen Square, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters.

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large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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enmity

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n. E.g. At Camp David, President Carter labored to bring an end to the enmity that prevented the peaceful coexistence of Egypt and Israel.

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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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impassive

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a. E.g. Refusing to let the enemy see how deeply shaken he was by his capture, the prisoner kept his face impassive.

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without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply;
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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infinitesimal

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a. E.g. In the twentieth century, physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of infinitesimal objects like the atom and its parts.

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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
containing or derived from error; mistaken
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
wholly absorbing one's attention
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lustrous

(8)

a. E.g. Her large and lustrous eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face.

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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
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phlegmatic

(9)

a. E.g. The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.

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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
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renovate

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v. E.g. They claim that they can renovate worn shoes so that they look like new ones.

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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
restore to good condition; renew
approve formally; confirm; verify
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
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stipend

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n. E.g. There is a nominal stipend for this position, it is a good job for you.

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superiority or decisive advantage; domination
swiftness of action or motion; speed
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
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vouchsafe

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v. E.g. Occasionally the rock star would drift out onto the balcony and vouchsafe the crowd below a glimpse of her celebrated features.

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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
make something last; preserve from extinction
grant; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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