Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

allege

(1)

v. E.g. If what Justice Department prosecutors allege is true, the five guards should have to answer for what happened on Sept. 16, 2007.

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state without proof; assert to be true
bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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asunder

(2)

ad. E.g. A fierce quarrel split the partnership asunder: the two partners finally sundered their connections because their points of view were poles apart.

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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
into separate parts or pieces; apart
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
sky blue; light purplish-blue
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conveyance

(3)

n. E.g. During the transit strike, as common commuters I have to use other conveyance.

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analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
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derelict

(4)

a. E.g. As a former South Chicago community organizer, the President knows all about schools in derelict areas.

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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
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exertion

(5)

n. E.g. The exertion spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.

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introduction, usually to a poem or play
trivial or worthless matter; thin dry bracts or scales, especially
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
effort; expenditure of much physical work
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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gruel

(6)

n. E.g. Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.

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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
father and ruler of family or tribe
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irrefutable

(7)

a. E.g. No matter how hard I tried to find a good comeback for her argument, I couldn't think of one: her logic was irrefutable.

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unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
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notable

(8)

a. E.g. Today the head cook was shaking, for the notable chef Julia Child was coming to dinner.

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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
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predecessor

(9)

n. E.g. I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late predecessor in this office.

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abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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reprobate

(10)

n. E.g. I cannot understand why he has so many admirers if he is the reprobate you say he is.

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flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
main impact or shock; main burden
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
necessary requirement; indispensable item
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subversive

(11)

a. E.g. In the meantime, Nigerian security agencies have been investigating what they call subversive activities by some foreign correspondents.

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being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
causing damage or harm; injurious
able to live both on land and in water
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
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transient

(12)

a. E.g. Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was transient, she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob.

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momentary; temporary; staying for short time
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
gigantic; of great comparative size
making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
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