contaminated. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association Bacteria contaminated the wound.b : to make inferior or impure by admixture iron contaminated with phosphorus. 3  2 : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements water contaminated by sewage.
in total with the optional writing section the act sections take 2 hours and 55 minutes to complete once breaks and test administration time are added in students can expect to spend four hours on the act
ACT Essay Tips The ACT essay is a very short assignment-you only get 40 minutes to write a full-fledged essay-and it can pass in a flash if you don't have a method for attacking it. It requires a very specific approach that's unlike the essays you've been writing for English class.