ACT Words Group 1

Question 1

To gain attention from his friends, Andrew always acts _____.

Answer 1

inane

Question 2

The little boy always got in trouble for acting _____ in class instead of staying on topic.

Answer 2

inane

Question 3

It took six paramedics to handle the ________ task of lifting the eight hundred pound woman.

Answer 3

intractable

Question 4

When the hyperactive child did not take his sedative, he was ________ and difficult to manage.

Answer 4

intractable

Question 5

Using that drug outdoors is a ______ offense, but using it indoors is permissible.

Answer 5

penal

Question 6

The new ______ code allows for more lenient punishments for certain misdemeanor crimes.

Answer 6

penal

Question 7

It _______ to have been indicted from the Rialto at Venice by Pope Alexander III.

Answer 7

purports

Question 8

This document ______ to be a legal instrument, but it is internally contradictory.

Answer 8

purports

Question 9

The principal’s ______ prohibits female students from wearing skirts and dresses that do not cover their knees.

Answer 9

edict

Question 10

According to the federal _____, all citizens must pay taxes to the national government.

Answer 10

edict

Question 11

They are a timid, quiet, ______ race, and although addicted to drinking not quarrelsome

Answer 11

docile

Question 12

______ and easily tamed when young, old males of many of the species become exceedingly morose and savage in captivity.

Answer 12

docile

Question 13

They started to ______ defeat in the war.

Answer 13

concede

Question 14

One more thing she would ______ to when they were alone, was selecting some furniture.

Answer 14

concede

Question 15

Surrounded by tall skyscrapers, the three-story apartment building looked _________.

Answer 15

diminutive

Question 16

My mother was a ______ woman who still purchased clothes from the girls’ department.

Answer 16

diminutive