Answer the following questions to check your English vocabulary skill for the ACT Exam. (The correct answers are given at the bottom of the questions) 1. What is the synonym of VERGE? (A) tribe (B) sensitivity (C) colonist (D) blanket (E) side 2. What is the antonym of VERGE? (A) negotiant (B) congress (C) fruits (D) king (E) middle 3. What is the synonym of MODESTY? (A) position (B) peacefulness (C) employment (D) humility (E) comprehensibility 4. What is the antonym of MODESTY? (A) pride (B) upholder (C) auditorium (D) institution (E) crop 5. What is the synonym of ABRUPT? (A) credible (B) brusque (C) inflexible (D) insightful (E) unquestionable 6. What is the antonym of ABRUPT? (A) partnerless (B) affordable (C) spotless (D) presentable (E) anticipated 7. What is the synonym of REVIEW? (A) walk in a leisurely manner (B) adjust or bring into harmony (C) declare formally and with authority (D) deprive of nerve or strength (E) summary of a longer discussion 8. What is the antonym of REVIEW? (A) preview (B) castigate (C) write (D) terrify (E) discomfit 9. What is the synonym of BOLSTER? (A) give up physical control of another (B) prove to be wrong or false (C) say or do again or repeatedly (D) any bolster like cushion or support (E) bear or endure someone or something 10. What is the antonym of BOLSTER? (A) undermine (B) inflame (C) scrub (D) guess (E) recharge 11. What is the synonym of TRACTABLE? (A) noble (B) inglorious (C) noiseless (D) unstable (E) obedient 12. What is the antonym of TRACTABLE? (A) teachable (B) unruly (C) variable (D) haughty (E) expendable 13. What is the synonym of DELETERIOUS? (A) very hard to cut or break (B) harmful to health or well being (C) mournful often to an excessive degree (D) fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic (E) not serious in attitude or behavior 14. What is the antonym of DELETERIOUS? (A) incompatible (B) famous (C) unique (D) abstentious (E) safe 15. What is the synonym of JETTISON? (A) throw overboard goods to lighten a vehicle (B) mix or join together to become one (C) describe, draw, or explain something in detail (D) think worthy or suited to one's dignity (E) make perfect and complete in every respect 16. What is the antonym of JETTISON? (A) infatuate (B) legitimize (C) hold (D) grow (E) demote 17. What is the synonym of BREVITY? (A) rising (B) rejected (C) terseness (D) acidic (E) manipulative 18. What is the antonym of BREVITY? (A) bearable (B) permanence (C) unsatisfactory (D) game (E) attraction 19. What is the synonym of MAVERICK? (A) any unbranded livestock (B) ship carrying coal (C) second in command (D) an air conditioner (E) primary school education 20. What is the antonym of MAVERICK? (A) traditional (B) flawlessness (C) conservative (D) congeniality (E) facetiousness ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Answers: 1. E 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. E 7. E 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. E 12. B 13. B 14. E 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C