ACT Top 3000 Vocabulary Words
The complete master reference — all 3,000 ACT-relevant words organized by subject area and frequency band.
Study tip: This master list covers all 3,000 high-frequency ACT words across English, Reading, Math, Science, and Writing. Bookmark individual bands and study 1–2 per day to build complete ACT vocabulary in 10–20 days.
Band 1: ACT English Grammar & Usage (1–150)
adjectiveadverbagreementantecedentappositiveclausecoherentcomma spliceconjunctiondangling modifierdictionfragmentgerundinfinitivemodifiernounparallel structureparticipialpassive voicepossessivepredicatepronounpunctuationredundancyrun-onsentencesubjectsubordinatesyntaxtransitionverbvoiceaffecteffectamongbetweenfewerlesswhowhomlaylieraiseriseacceptexceptadaptadoptallusionillusionassureensureinsurecomplementcomplimentcomposecomprisedisinteresteduninterestedexplicitimplicitfartherfurtherimplyinferlooseloseprincipalprinciplestationarystationerytheirtherethey'reitsit'syouryou'rethenthannumberamountcomposeconstituteemigrateimmigratehistorichistoricalliterallyfigurativelymaymightthatwhichwhowhomwheneverwhereveralthoughthoughwhilesincebecauseasifunlessuntilwhetherwhenafterbeforehoweverthereforethusmoreoverfurthermoreconsequentlyaccordinglymeanwhileotherwisesubsequentlyspecificallyparticularlynotablyconverselyhencelikewisenamelyneverthelessnonethelessbesidesinsteadindeedstillyetsobutandornorforsobotheitherneithernot onlybut alsowhetherorjust asso tooaswell as
Band 2: ACT Reading Comprehension (151–300)
analyzeargumentassertattitudebiascausecentral ideacharacterizechronologicalciteclaimcomparecomplexconcludeconflictcontextcontrastcriticaldeducedescribedeterminedevelopdiscussdistinguishelaborateevaluateevidenceexamineexplainexplicitexpressimplyindicateinferinterpretinvestigatejustifylogicalmaintainnarrativeobserveopinionoutlineparaphrasepersuadeperspectivepoint of viewpredictpurposequestionreasonreferreflectrelaterepresentrespondrevealstatestructuresuggestsupporttonetraceunderstandviewpointacknowledgeallegeclarifyconcedeconfirmcontradictcritiquedefinedepictemphasizeestablishillustratementionnoteproposequalifyrefutereinforcesummarizeunderminevalidateassertclaimcontenddemonstratedisputedocumentendorsehighlightintroducejustifyopposeportraypresentquestionrebutrejectreinforceassertchallengecounterdevelopexpandextendlimitnarrowqualifybroadenshifttransitionacknowledgeanticipateconcedegrantqualifyrecognizesignalsuggestimplyindicatedemonstraterevealshowprovedisprovesupportcontradictundermineweakenstrengthenexemplifyillustrateclarifyelaboratequalifyspecifydistinguish
Band 3: ACT Mathematics Vocabulary (301–450)
absolute valueacute angleadjacentalgebraanglearcareaarithmeticasymptoteaverageaxisbasebisectcalculationcirclecircumferencecoefficientcombinationcomplementcomplex numbercompositeconstantcoordinatecosinedecimaldenominatorderivativediagonaldiameterdigitdistributiondomainequationexponentexpressionfactorformulafractionfunctiongeometrygraphhypotenuseidentityinequalityintegerinterceptintervalinverseisosceleslinearlogarithmmatrixmeanmedianmodemultiplenumeratorobtuseoriginparabolaparallelperimeterperpendicularpolynomialprimeprobabilityproportionPythagoreanquadrantquadraticradicalradiusrangeratioreciprocalright anglerootsequencesimilarsineslopesquarestandard deviationstatisticssupplementsystemtangenttrianglevariablevectorvertexvolumepermutationsetsubsetunionintersectioncomplementVenn diagramfrequencyhistogramscatter plotregressioncorrelationvarianceamplitudeperiodphaseasymptotelimitderivativeintegralratespeeddistancetimeworkinterestpercentmarkupdiscountproportioncross multiplysimplifyexpandfactorFOILsubstituteevaluategraphtranslatereflectrotatedilatetransformcongruentsimilarscale factorunit circleradiandegree
Band 4: ACT Science (451–600)
adaptationanatomyasteroidatmosphereatombacteriabiochemistrybiomecatalystcellchemicalchlorophyllchromosomeclassificationclimatecompoundconservationcontrol groupdatadensitydependent variablediffusionDNAecologyelementempiricalenzymeerosionevolutionexperimentfertilizationfossilfrequencygalaxygenegeneticsgeologygravityhabitathypothesisindependent variableionisotopekineticslaboratorymammalmassmattermetabolismmoleculemutationnatural selectionneuronneutronnucleusnutrientobservationorbitorganismosmosisoxidationphotosynthesisphysicspredatorproteinradioactivityreactionreproductionresearchrespirationRNAsedimentseismicsolubilityspeciesspectrumsynthesistaxonomytemperaturetheorytissuevariablevelocitywavelengthweatheringacidbasepHbuffersolutionsolutesolventmixturesuspensioncolloidcrystallizationdistillationfiltrationprecipitationtitrationendothermicexothermicactivation energyequilibriumelectronprotonneutronvalencecovalentionicmetallicpolymermonomercarbohydratelipidamino acidnucleotide
Band 5: ACT Literary Analysis (601–750)
allegoryalliterationallusionambiguityanalogyantagonistarchetypeatmospherecharacterizationclimaxcomplexconflictconnotationcontrastdenouementdictiondramatic ironydynamicempathyexpositionfalling actionfigurativeflashbackfoilforeshadowingimageryimplicationimplicitironyjuxtapositionlinearliteralmetaphormoodmotifnarrativeomniscientparadoxparodyperspectiveplotpoint of viewproseprotagonistresolutionrising actionsatiresettingsimilestaticstructurestylesubtextsymboltensionthemetonetragedytragic flawtransitionunreliable narratorvividassonanceconsonanceenjambmentfree verseiambic pentameterlyricepicballadsonnetodeelegysoliloquyasidemonologuedialoguestage directiondeus ex machinain medias resframe narrativestream of consciousnessinterior monologueepistolarypicaresquebildungsromanmagical realismdystopiautopiagothicpastoralallegoryparablefablemythlegendfolklorearchetypehero's journeytricksterquestinitiationdeath and rebirthshadowpersonaanimusanimacollective unconscious
Band 6: ACT Writing & Essay (751–900)
acknowledgeadvocateagreeanalyzeargumentassertaudiencebody paragraphbrainstormcentral ideaclaimclaritycoherenceconcedeconcludecontrastcounterargumentdevelopdictiondisagreedraftelaborateessayevaluateevidenceexampleexplainfocusformathookhypotheticalillustrateimplicationintroductionjustifylogicalmain ideanuanceobjectiveorganizeoutlineparagraphperspectivepersuadepoint of viewpromptqualifyquotereasonrebuttalreviserhetoricalstructuresubjectsubstantiatesupportsynthesisthesistonetransitiontopic sentenceundermineuniqueactive voicepassive voiceconciseprecisevividspecificconcreteabstractformalinformalobjectivesubjectivedenotationconnotationsyntaxdictionimageryfigurative languagerhetorical questionanaphoraantithesisparallelismethospathoslogosappealaudiencepurposecontextregistervoicestylegenreformmodemediumcomparecontrastcauseeffectproblemsolutionnarratedescribeexplainarguepersuadereflectanalyzeevaluatesynthesizeinterpretclassifydefineexemplify
Band 7: ACT Social Studies & History (901–1050)
amendmentancientaristocracyassimilationauthoritybiographycapitalismcitizenshipcivilizationcolonialismcommunitycompromiseconstitutionculturaldemocracydevelopmentdiscriminationdynastyeconomicempireequalityethnicityfederalfeudalfreedomgeographygovernancegovernmentheritagehierarchyhistoricalidentityideologyimmigrationinequalityinstitutionintegrationjusticelaborlegislationliberalliberationmandatemarginalizemigrationmonarchynationalismoppressionphilosophypluralismpolicypoliticalprotestradicalreformregulaterepresentationrevolutionsegregationslaverysocialsovereigntysuppresstraditiontyrannyurbanizationwarfarediplomacyimperialismindustrializationmercantilismReconstructionsuffrageabolitionismprogressivismconservatismsocialismanarchismpopulismnativismisolationisminterventionismmultilateralismbilateralratifyvetofilibusterclotureimpeachconcurrentbicameraljudicial reviewchecks and balancesseparation of powersdue processequal protectioncivil rightscivil libertiesFirst Amendmentcommerce clauseelectoral collegeprimarycaucusreferenduminitiativerecallgerrymanderinglobbyingincumbentbipartisancaucuscaucusdelegateplatformplank
Band 8: ACT Natural World & Environment (1051–1200)
adaptagricultureaquiferatmospherebiodiversitybiomecarbonclimateconservationcontaminationdeforestationdroughtecologyecosystememissionendangeredenvironmenterosionextinctionfloodingfossil fuelgeographygeologyglaciergreenhousegroundwaterhabitathumiditylandformlandscapemineralmountainnaturaloceanorganismozoneprecipitationrainforestrecyclingrenewableresourceriversoilspeciessustainabilitytemperaturetidetropicalurbanizationvegetationwaterwatershedweatherwildernesswildlifewindabioticbioticproducerconsumerdecomposerfood chainfood webtrophic levelcarrying capacitypopulationcommunitysuccessionpioneerclimaxnichepredationcompetitionmutualismcommensalismparasitismsymbiosisphotosynthesisrespirationnitrogen cyclecarbon cyclewater cycleenergy flowbiomassproductivityinvasive speciesnative specieskeystone speciesindicator specieshabitat fragmentationcorridorbuffer zoneprotected areanational parkreservewetlandripariancoastalmarinefreshwaterterrestrialcontinentaloceanicpolartemperatearidhumidalpinelittoralbenthicpelagic
Band 9: Advanced English & Academic Terms (1201–1350)
aberrantabhorabjectaboundabrasiveabridgeabsurdacrimoniousacuteadamantadeptadverseaestheticaffirmativeaggravateagitatealleviateambiguousambitiousamplifyanimatedantagonizeardentarticulateastuteattributeaugmentaustereauthenticautonomousavertbenignbolstercandidcapriciouscautiouschampioncoercecompensateconcisecondemnconformconscientiouscontemporarycontroversialcorroboratecrediblecultivatedecisivedefiantdeliberatedenouncedepictderivediminishdiscerndismissdisputedissentdivertdubiouseccentriceloquentemphasizeendorseenhanceequitableevokefacilitateferventfluctuateformulategenerateilluminateimminentimpartialimplicateincentiveinnovativeinsightfulintrinsicmitigatemotivatenuancedobsoleteopposeperceiveplausiblepredominateprofoundrefuteresilientscrutinizeskepticalspeculatesubstantiatetenaciousvalidateversatilewaryzealousacumenadmonishadvocateambivalentapprehensiveaudaciousavidbewilderingblatantblithebrusquecallouscandidcircumspectclemencycogentcomplacentcondemnconvolutedcynicaldauntlessdiffidentdisparagedurableeminenteruditeeuphoricexacerbateexemplaryexhaustiveexpedientformidablefrugalgarrulousgratuitousgregariousguilehackneyedharbingerhaughty
Band 10: Vocabulary in Context (1351–1500)
accommodatinganalyticalassertiveattentivebalancedcandidcarefulcaringcautiouscivilclearcollaborativecommittedcompassionatecompetentconfidentconsistentconstructivecontemplativecuriousdedicateddeliberatedemandingdetermineddevoteddiligentdiplomaticdisciplinedearnesteffectiveefficiententhusiasticethicalfairflexiblefocusedforthrightgenuinehumbleimaginativeimpartialindependentindustriousinsightfulintuitivejudiciouskeenknowledgeableloyalmaturemethodicalmindfulmotivatedopen-mindedoptimisticorganizedpatientperceptivepersistentpragmaticprincipledproactiveprofessionalpurposefulreasonablereflectivereliableresourcefulresponsiblerigorousself-awaresensitivesinceresystematicthoughtfulthoroughtrustworthyvisionarywiseaccommodatingadaptiveambitiousarticulateassuredauthenticbenevolentcapablecharitableclear-headedcomposedconscientiouscredibledecisivededicateddependablediscerningdynamicearnesteffectiveempatheticenergeticequitableexemplaryforthrightgracioushelpfulhonesthonorableidealisticinclusiveinnovativeinsightfulintegrityinventivejudiciousjustknowledgeablelogicalloyalmeticulousnuancedobjectiveopenoptimisticperceptiveprincipledproficientpurposefulrationalreliableresilientresponsiblerigoroussincereskilledthoughtfultrustworthyversatilevigilantwise
Band 11: Rhetorical Devices (1501–1650)
alliterationallusionamplificationanachronismanalogyanaphoraanecdoteantithesisaphorismapostrophearchetypeassonanceasyndetonchiasmuscircumlocutionclimaxconceitconnotationdenotationdiatribedictiondigressiondysphemismellipsisepigramepistropheepithetethoseuphemismextended metaphorhyperboleimageryinvectiveironyjuxtapositionlitoteslogosmalapropismmetaphormetonymyonomatopoeiaoxymoronparadoxparallelismparodypathosperiodic sentencepersonificationpolysyndetonpunrepetitionrhetorical questionsarcasmsatiresimilesolecismsynecdocheunderstatementzeugmaad hominemad populumbandwagonbegging the questioncircular reasoningeither-or fallacyfalse analogyfalse causehasty generalizationnon sequiturred herringslippery slopestraw mantu quoqueappeal to authorityappeal to emotionappeal to natureappeal to traditionappeal to ignoranceloaded languageweasel wordsglittering generalitiesname callingplain folkscard stackingtransfertestimonialfear appealscarcity appealhumor appealnostalgia appealsocial proofauthorityreciprocitycommitmentlikingconsensusantithesischiasmusclimaxbathoshypophoraprocatalepsisdistinctioasterismusenumeratioaccumulatio
Band 12: Transitions & Connective Language (1651–1800)
above allaccordinglyadditionallyafter allafter thatafterwardsalbeitall in allall the samealternativelyalthoughand yetas a consequenceas a matter of factas a resultas an exampleas followsas I mentionedas long asas previously statedas soon asas suchas well asat any rateat firstat lastat lengthat that pointat the same timebecause of thisbefore longbesidesby comparisonby contrastby extensionby implicationby the same tokencertainlyclearlyconsequentlydespite thisdue toeven soeven thougheventuallyfinallyfirstfollowing thisfor examplefor instancefor one thingfor this reasonfrom this it followsgenerallygiven thatgrantedhencehoweverin a nutshellin additionin any casein briefin conclusionin contrastin essencein factin generalin light ofin order toin other wordsin particularin shortin spite ofin sumin summaryin that casein the endin the first placeindeedlastlikewisemeanwhilemoreovernamelynaturallyneverthelessnonethelessnot onlynotablyobviouslyof courseon balanceon one handon the contraryon the other handon the wholeotherwiseoverallperhapspreviouslyprior toprovided thatrathersecondsimilarlysincesospecificallystillsubsequentlysuch asthat isthat saidthenthereafterthereforethirdthoughthusto beginto concludeto illustrateto summarizeto that endultimatelyunlessuntilwhereaswhilewith regard toyet
Band 13: ACT Science — Advanced Terms (1801–1950)
abiogenesisabsorptionaccelerationacid rainaerobicalgaealleleamino acidanaerobicanionantibodyantigenarteriesatmosphereATPbiodegradablebiosphereblood pressurebotanycapillarycarcinogencardiovascularcationcell divisioncell membranecentripetalchemical bondchemosynthesischloroplastchromosomecloningcoevolutioncombustioncommensalismcondensationconductionconvectioncytoplasmdecompositiondiffusiondiploiddominantecosystemelectric fieldelectromagneticelectron configurationendocrineendoplasmic reticulumentropyenzymeepidemiologyequilibriumeukaryoteevaporationfermentationfertilizationfood webforcefossil recordfree energyfrictionfungigene expressiongenotypehaploidhomeostasishormonehydrologicinertiainfraredionic bondkinetic energylichenlithospheremagnetic fieldmeiosismembranemitochondriamitosismomentummutationnerve impulseneutralnichenuclear energyoxidation-reductionpathogenphenotypephotonphotosynthesisplasmaplasmidpolymerpopulation geneticspotential energyprokaryoteradiationrecessiverefractionribosomesaltwaterselective breedingspeciationsurface tensionsymbiosistranscriptiontranslationtrophicultravioletvaccinevesicleviscosityzygote
Band 14: ACT Math — Advanced Concepts (1951–2100)
arithmetic sequencearithmetic seriesasymptotebinomialbinomial theoremCartesian planecentral anglechordcircumscribedcombinationcommon differencecommon ratiocompleting the squarecomplex conjugatecomplex planecompound interestconcaveconic sectionconvexcoplanarcross productdecreasing functiondefined functiondeterminantdiscriminantdot producteigenvalueellipseempty seteven functionexponential decayexponential growthexterior anglefinitefunction compositionfunction notationgeometric meangeometric sequencegeometric seriesgreatest common factorhorizontal asymptotehyperbolaimaginary numberimproper fractionincreasing functionindirect proofinductive reasoninginfinite seriesinscribedinverse functioninverse variationirrationaljoint variationlateral surface arealaw of cosineslaw of sinesleast common multiplelinear combinationlinear transformationlogarithmiclower boundmathematical inductionmaximumminimummixed numbernatural logarithmnonlinearnormal distributionodd functionone-to-oneontoopen intervalordered pairordinateparabolaparametricpartial fractionperfect squarepiecewisepoint-slope formpolar coordinatespower functionprime factorizationproof by contradictionquadratic formulaquadrilateralrationalizingreal numberrecursivereflectionregression linerelative maximumrelative minimumscientific notationsimilar trianglessimplifyingslope-intercept formstandard formstep functionsynthetic divisionsystem of inequalitiestrigonometric identitytrinomialunit rateupper boundvertex formvertical asymptotewhole numberzero of a function
Band 15: ACT History & Social Sciences Advanced (2101–2250)
abolitionismagrarianallianceanarchismannexationappeasementaristocracyarmisticeautocracyautonomyboycottbureaucracycapitalismcastecausationchronologyciviccivil disobediencecivil warcoalitioncodifycollectivecolonizecommunismconfederationconservatismconsolidateconstitutionalcontextcoupcultural diffusioncurrencydecolonizationdemagoguedemographicdespotdétentediasporadiplomacydisplacedoctrineegalitarianembargoemancipationemigrationempireenfranchiseenlightenmentethnic cleansingexpansionismfactionfascismfederalismfeudalismfrontierglobalizationhegemonyhistoriographyimperialismindigenousindustrializationinflationinsurgencyinterventionismisolationismjingoismjurisdictionlabor movementlaissez-fairelandlordliberationlobbyingmanifest destinymartial lawmercantilismmilitarismmonarchynationalismnationalizeneutralityoligarchypacifismparadigmpartitionpaternalismpatronagepluralismpopulismprogressivismpropagandaprotectorateprovocationproxy warratificationreparationsrepublicresistancerestorationrevolutionsecularsectionalismsovereigntysuffragesupranationaltarifftheocracytotalitarianismtrade uniontreatytribalismutopianvetowelfare state
Band 16: ACT Literature — Advanced Terms (2251–2400)
absurdismaestheticismalienationambivalenceanti-heroantithesisaphorismarchetypalartificeavant-gardebathosbildungsromanblank versebourgeoiscatharsischivalriccomic reliefconfessionaldeconstructiondefamiliarizationdeterminismdidacticekphrasiselegyenjambmentepiphanyepistolaryepitaphescapismexistentialismexpressionismfabulationfeministformalismfragmentedfree indirect discoursegothicismgrotesqueharlem renaissancehermeneuticshigh modernismhubrishumanismiconoclasmimpressionisminterior monologueintertextualitylyricalmagical realismMarxist criticismmelancholymetafictionmimesisminimalismmodernismmyth criticismnaturalismnihilismnouveau romanobjectivismorganic formpastoralpathospicaropolyphonicpostcolonialpostmodernismprimitivismpsychoanalytic criticismreader-responserealismromanticismself-referentialsemioticssocial realismsoliloquystructuralismsublimesurrealismsymbolismtragic ironytranscendentalismtragicomedyunreliableverisimilitudevernacularVictorianvillanellevoiceWeltanschauungxeniazeitgeistallusionambiguityassonancecaesuraconceitdeus ex machinadramatic monologueekphrasiselegyencomiumepigraphepithetflashforwardfree versehubrishyperboleidyllinvocationkenninglamentleit-motiflimericklyricmetaphysicalmotifodepaeanpanegyricparodyperipeteiapersonapoetic justice
Band 17: ACT Writing Craft — Style & Voice (2401–2550)
abstractactiveallusionambiguityanalogyanecdoteappealarchetypeargumentbalancebrevitycadenceclaimclaritycoherencecomplexconciseconcreteconnotationcontextcumulativedictiondetaildigressioneconomyelaborationemphasisevidenceexampleextendedfigurativefluencyfocusformalfragmentfunctionimageimplicationinformallayeredliterallogiclyricalmodenuanceobjectiveobservationorderorganicparallelpatternperiodicpersonaprecisepurposequalificationquotationreasonregisterrepetitionresonancerevisionrhythmsentence varietysignalsophisticatedspecificstancesubordinationsubtlesupportsyntaxtexturethesistonetransitionuncertaintyunityverbalvividvoicewarrantabstract nounabsolute phraseactive sentenceadjectival clauseadverbial clauseantecedentappositive phrasebalanced sentencecomplex sentencecompound sentencecompound-complexdependent clauseembedded clausegerund phraseimperative sentenceindependent clauseinfinitive phraseinverted syntaxloose sentencenoun clauseparticipial phrasepassive constructionperiodic sentencepredicate adjectivepredicate nominativeprepositional phraserelative clauserestrictive clausesentence fragmentsimple sentencesubject complementverbal phraseabsolute phraseappositivechiasmusisocolonanaphoraepistropheanadiplosispolyptotonantanaclasisantimetabole
Band 18: ACT Grammar Rules & Conventions (2551–2700)
active voiceadjective clauseadverb clauseantecedentappositivearticleauxiliary verbcaseclausecollective nouncommacomma splicecomplex sentencecompound predicatecompound sentencecompound subjectconditionalconjunctioncoordinatingcorrelativedangling modifierdashdeclarativedemonstrativedependent clausedirect objectexclamatoryfragmentfused sentencegerundhyphenimperativeindefiniteindependent clauseindicativeindirect objectinfinitiveintensiveinterrogativeintransitiveirregular verblinking verbmisplaced modifiermodalmoodnonrestrictivenoun phraseobjectobjective caseparallel structureparentheticalparticipial phrasepassive voicepast participlepast perfectpast tenseperfect aspectpersonal pronounphrasepluperfectpossessivepredicatepredicate adjectivepredicate nominativeprepositionpresent participlepresent perfectpresent tenseprogressive aspectpronounpronoun agreementpronoun referenceproper nounreflexiverelative clauserelative pronounrestrictiverun-onsemicolonsentencesimple predicatesimple subjectsingularsplit infinitivesquinting modifiersubjectsubject-verb agreementsubjunctivesubordinate clausesubordinating conjunctionsuperlativetensetense consistencytransitive verbunclear pronoununnecessary commaverb phraseverbalvoicewho vs. whomwould vs. willlie vs. laysit vs. setrise vs. raiseshall vs. willcan vs. mayaffect vs. effectfewer vs. lessnumber vs. amountwhich vs. that
Band 19: ACT Test-Taking & Academic Vocabulary (2701–2850)
abstractaccuratelyadjacentalternativeambiguousanalogousanswer choiceapproximateassertassumptioncalculationcategorizeclaimclarifyclassifycompareconclusionconfirmcontext cluecontrastcorrectcounterexampledatadecipherdeducedefaultdefinedemonstratederivedeterminediagramdifferentiateeliminateempiricalenumerateevaluateevidenceexampleexceptionexcludeexhaustiveexplanationexplicitexpressextrapolatefactfigureformulageneralizegraphhypotheticalidentifyimplicitinferinvalidjustifylabelliterallogicmarkmethodmisreadmodelnotationnoteobjectiveobserveomitoptionoutlineparaphrasepatternpredictprocess of eliminationproofqualifyquantifyquestion stemreasonrecognizerestateresultrule outscanselectskimsolvestatestrategysubstitutesufficientsupporttabletest casetime managementtranslateunderlineuse of evidencevalidverifyvisualizevocabulary in contextwrong answerword choicebest answerexceptleastnotprimary purposemain ideaspecific detailinferencefunctiontoneattitudestrengthenweakenassumptionflawmethodstructurepatterncompareconsistentimplicationcontexteffectcauserelationshipconnectionsupportcontradictsimilardifferentchangeshiftdescribeexplain
Band 20: ACT Advanced Comprehension & Critical Thinking (2851–3000)
abstractionambiguityanalogyanalysisanomalyassumptionattributionaxiomcausal chaincoherencecomplexitycompoundingconceptualconditionalconnotationconstructcontradictioncontraryconventionalconvergentcounterargumentcriteriacritical thinkingdeductivedemonstrabledialecticdichotomydivergentempiricalevaluationexceptionexplanatoryextrapolationfallacyfeasibilityframeworkgeneralizationhypothesisimplicationinductiveinferenceinterpretationinvestigationjustificationlimitationlogicmethodologymodelnuanceobjectivityobservationparadoxperceptionperspectiveplausibilitypremiseprior knowledgeprobabilityproblem-solvingproofpropositionqualificationreasoningreconstructionrecursionreductionreflectionrefutationrelationshiprelativismrelevancerepresentationresearchrigorscopeself-correctionskepticismspecificitystructuralsubjectivitysubstantiationsynthesissystematictheoreticalthesisthresholdtransferabilitytransparencyuncertaintyunderlyinguniversalityvalidityvariableverificationviewpointweight of evidenceworking hypothesisabstractionbiasclaritycoherencecomprehensioncritiquedemonstratedetectdeterminediscernelaborateevaluateexamineexplainexpressextendfacilitateidentifyillustrateimproveinferintegrateinterpretjustifymaintainmodifyorganizeparaphrasepersuadepredictquestionreasonrecognizereflectresolveretainrevisespecifysupportsynthesizetraceunderminevalidateverify
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