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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
surroundings     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
a light insulated conductor for household use
the area in which something exists or lives
act of being present
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
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vicinity     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
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fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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despise     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price
arouse
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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monument     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together
behavior or attitude of people who allow themselves to do what they want
a state of no motion or movement
breaking of contract or duty
structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
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dismay     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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travel upon or across
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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parlor     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth
first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start
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corruption     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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plea; formal message requesting something
the visual percept of a region
the state of being acceptable and accepted
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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abstract     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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reduced in size or pulled together
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
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cautiously     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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for the most part
morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
excellent or extraordinary
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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foliage     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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something used for or regarded as representing something else
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
the quality of being honest
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
magazine; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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clearing     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
vacation spot; act of turning to for assistance
the act of freeing from suspicion
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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wax     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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move or bring by force or with great effort
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
consider; think about carefully; weigh
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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brandy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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action or power of evoking interest or pleasure for something
aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation
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diamond     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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very strong wind; gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon
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dismissal from office
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diminished     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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lessened, reduced
from this time forward; henceforward
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
out of breath; breathing with difficulty, as from tension
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
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contracted     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
causing great interest or enthusiasm
neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
reduced in size or pulled together
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prospects     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the visual percept of a region
a strong liking; favorite
accommodation; lodging
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
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melody     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something
one who is an authority on history
musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement
meat from an adult domestic bovine
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
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telegram     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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color; appearance; particular gradation of color
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
a message transmitted by telegraph
a deep prolonged loud noise
freedom from vanity or conceit
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pig     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
domestic swine
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
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