ACT

SAT competitor exam

The ACT is a standardized college admissions test administered in the United States, an alternative to the SAT.

Originally an acronym for American College Testing, it now goes by the initials alone: She scored a 32 on the ACT. (Lowercase act is an action or a performance.)

testing

SAT

College admissions exam

testEvaluative examination
examFormal knowledge assessment
assessmentFormal evaluation of worth

score · prep · college · admission · composite · English · math · reading · science · percentile

Australia

Canberra

Australia's federal seat

territoryLand under jurisdiction
capitalWealth used for investment
federalDivided governmental authority

government · Australian · parliament · district · region

Categories

Academic Testingmath test, English test, language test, writing test, reading test
College Policytuition caps, federal funding, state funding, financial aid, student aid
mental testsIQ test, cognitive test, intelligence, aptitude test, reasoning test
Standardized TestsSAT, PSAT, AP exams, College Board, AP Biology
military admissionsWest Point, USNA, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, military academy
academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors

Opposites

action vs. inaction

ACTinaction

Deliberate nonmovement

inactivity · passivity · refrain · wait · do nothing

performance vs. authenticity

ACTbe authentic

Act without pretense

be oneself · sincerity · authenticity · truth · honesty

legislation type

ACTrepeal

Annul a statute

veto · nullification · bill · proposal · resolution

Phrases

caught in the actDiscovered mid-wrongdoing
act outPerform or misbehave
acting upBehaving badly or failing
get in on the actBegin participating in ongoing activity
act upBehave badly or fail
Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination

Family

action, active, actor, acting, react, actual, actually, actions, acts

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