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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
triumphant     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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experiencing triumph
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
full of joy; very happy
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
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promising     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
from this time forward; henceforward
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salary     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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something that remunerates
large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
person who freely performs or offers to perform a service
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
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captive     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
the visual percept of a region
the mother of your father or mother
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something
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shocked     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
very recently
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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function     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the body of faculty and students at a university
building in which goods are manufactured
declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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trousers     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
outer garment covering body from waist to ankles, with separate part for each leg;
beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
act of inscribing; something written or engraved, especially, words written or engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
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journal     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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magazine; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
one of a number of lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister
vacation spot; act of turning to for assistance
one who is an authority on history
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sincerely     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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with pride; in a proud manner
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
written formula for ending a letter
above your head; in the sky
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shaft     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
end; objective; final purpose or aim
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
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yielding     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile; lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
by which; by what; how
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paperwork     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
action or power of evoking interest or pleasure for something
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cigarette     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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recognition; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
effectiveness, efficiency, or validity
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juice     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the trait of being serious
liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
a small number
act of searching for something
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obedient     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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in a humble manner
lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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awfully     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
modern; belonging to the same period of time
continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
used as intensifiers
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resignation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
exact sameness; fact of being who, what a person or thing is; a close similarity
authorized messenger or representative
act of leaving a job or position and making a statement for it
a woman innkeeper
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candidate     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor
act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
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telegram     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
act of searching for something
act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext..
a message transmitted by telegraph
a rate that is rapid
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hereditary     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
modern; belonging to the same period of time
covered with a layer of dust
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
very important and needing attention immediately
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