Top 20 ACT Vocabulary Words

Worried about ACT vocabulary? Worry no more! Weve collected the top 20 ACT vocabulary words you should knowalong with their definitions and parts of speechin one place for your studying ease. Without further ado Top 20 ACT Vocabulary Words* WordPart of SpeechDefinition(s) 1adhereverbto stick to a surface or substance [or] to follow a practice or belief 2anticipateverbto regard as probable [or] to expect or predict 3characteristicadjectivea special quality of a person, thing, or group justifyverbto show or prove to be right [or] to be a good reason for doing something 15omitverbto intentionally leave something or someone out [or] to leave something undone 16precedeverbto come before in time, order, or position [or] to go in front of or ahead of 17redundantadjectiveno longer useful, superfluous, extra [or] able to be left out without sacrificing meaning or usefulness 18relevantadjectiveappropriate to the matter at hand 19trivialadjectiveof small value or importance [or] a person only concerned with unimportant things 20uniformadjectivenot changing in form or character, or similar in form or character to other things [or] a piece of clothing that is part of a uniform *As I mentioned in the Top Tips post, the ACT will more commonly test secondary definitions of common words than esoteric or abstruse vocabulary. Bear in mind that the second and third definitions of the words on this list are important, too! If you need more vocab practice, check out Magoosh ACT Prep.