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ACT Prep Vocabulary Wk1-4 Test

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does abundant mean?

a)

an amount that is great

b)

to change

c)

to force or persuade

d)

to hang around not doing anything

e)

a solution to a problem

2.
Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word ADAMANT?
a)
He gave credit for his fine education to his devoted English teacher.
b)
She looked me squarely in the eye and said, "Absolutely not!"
c)
Alan was pleased when he was named Employee of the Month.
d)
Cobb's play received a rave review from the newspaper.
3.
This is an inclination or preference to interpret facts in a certain way.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Bias
4.

The owner was blunt about the things that went wrong as well as the successes.

a)

eccentric

b)

gratuitous

c)

lexicon

d)

candid

5.

to criticize, to blame

a)

censure

b)

censor

c)

depreciate

d)

appreciative

6.

To give a picture of; to describe.

a)

embark

b)

inkling

c)

audacious

d)

depict

7.

Correct; free from errors

a)

accurate

b)

adequate

c)

adjacent

d)

adverse

8.

When my brother moved out, I acquired his old room. Is the underlined word used correctly?

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

Enough to meet a specific task or purpose

a)

ambiguous

b)

affable

c)

adamant

d)

adequate

10.

Having several potential meetings; unclear and difficult to understand

a)

adverse

b)

abundant

c)

ambiguous

d)

acquire

11.
(v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post
a)
obsess
b)
bolster
c)
sustain
d)
peruse
12.

The teacher was not ____________________by my lie about my dog eating my homework.

a)

banished

b)

commended

c)

decreed

d)

deceived

13.

Which vocabulary word best matches the pic?

a)

satiety

b)

eminent

c)

egregious

14.

What is the opposite of being malicious and spiteful?

a)

belligerant

b)

benevolent

c)

impetus

d)

tepid

15.
Which word means:
(verb) to use up
a)
glutton
b)
implore
c)
harmounious
d)
deplete
16.

Allen Greenspan, concerning his economy philosophy, said he found a _______.

a)

problem

b)

flaw

c)

solution

d)

dilemma

17.
A member of the audience asked the speaker to _________ his statement.
a)
clarion
b)
clarify
c)
declare
18.
Select the word that matches the definition 
Make reference to 
a)
Articulate
b)
Evaluate
c)
Cite
d)
Analyze
19.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

Historick

b)

Historric

c)

Historic

d)

Historec

20.

what definition is this?

to make the best of

a)

capatilize

b)

decapitate

c)

oral

d)

oratory

21.

What does the word ESTIMATES mean in this story?

"No one knows for sure how many people lost their lives. But ESTIMATES run from 700 to 3,000 or more."

a)

exact counts of people

b)

guesses about number or size

c)

careful measurements

22.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

Fuctuate

b)

Fluctuae

c)

Flutuate

d)

Fluctuate

23.
Not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant
a)
hostile
b)
hospitable
c)
hostage
d)
homonym
24.

to go past or around

a)

expansive

b)

lifeboat

c)

distress

d)

bypass

25.
Frankness of expression; straightforwardness 
a)
Pedestrian
b)
Candor
c)
Dauntless
d)
Erudite
26.
Which vocabulary word means numerous?
a)
furtive
b)
copious
c)
denotation
d)
connotation
27.

Empty; lacking in

a)

Copious

b)

Cynical

c)

Dexterous

d)

Devoid

28.
Which word means to take down or apart? 
a)
boisterous
b)
access
c)
eccentric
d)
dismantle