Test sheet for ACT Vocabulary Test Online

ardent

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a. E.g. All her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and handing out flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause.

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surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
indefensible; not able to be maintained
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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behemoth

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n. E.g. Just two weeks after Sam Stein first reported Citigroup's anti-union assault on the Employee Free Choice Act, the financial behemoth is taking their fight directly to the workers.

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huge creature; something enormous in size or power
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
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decrepit

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a. E.g. The decrepit car blocked traffic on the highway.

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all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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dissent

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v. E.g. They dissent from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their issue is not on “faith and morals,” but on social policy

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rid or deprive of inhabitants; lay waste; devastate
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
prevent by taking action in advance
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
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exhaustive

(5)

a. E.g. We have made an exhaustive study of all published materials and are happy to share our research with you.

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precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
being beyond what is required or sufficient
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
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grandiose

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a. E.g. The aged matinee idol still had grandiose notions of his supposed importance in the theatrical world.

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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
green; full of juice in vegetation
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
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incipient

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a. E.g. I will go to sleep early for I want to break an incipient cold.

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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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molten

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a. E.g. The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by molten lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.

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made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
dull; lacking luster or shine
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against leadership of political party
not essential; coming from outside
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piecemeal

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ad. E.g. Tolstoy's War and Peace is too huge to finish in one sitting; I'll have to read it piecemeal.

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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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provisional

(10)

a. E.g. Polanski is in provisional detention in Switzerland.

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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
temporary; provided for present need only
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subside

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v. E.g. The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually subside.

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fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
assent; agree without protesting
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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voluminous

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a. E.g. A caftan is a voluminous garment; most people wearing one look as if they're draped in a small tent.

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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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