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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 8K to 9K
declining     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
lacking kindness
becoming smaller, fewer, or less;
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease
having been taken in marriage
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churchyard     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a region in which active military operations are in progress
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning; deduction
a farewell remark
the yard associated with a church
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peculiarity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
common sense
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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twelfth     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
absolutely still
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
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monopoly     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
exclusive control or possession of something; domination
a magnifier of images of distant objects
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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undergo     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
experience; suffer; pass through
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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rhythm     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal; instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing
the quality of arousing fear or distress
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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carelessness     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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exclude     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
prevent something from entering a place or taking part in an activity; reject
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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dissolution     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
a humming noise
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
a person loved by another person
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unclean     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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for a limited time only
intact; not mentioned; not touched
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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veritable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
causing distress; painful; unpleasant
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crawl     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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subdue     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
cure; make or get healthy again
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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handy     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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happy and ready to do favors for others
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
convenient; close
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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latent     Speak
 
(16)
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springing back; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
expressing extreme contempt
invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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sometime     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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at some indefinite or unstated time
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
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bridal     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to a bride
hold or carry in equilibrium
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
under normal conditions
of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; grand; august; munificent; magnificent
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wistful     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
causing distress; painful; unpleasant
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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heritage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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similarity in form or character; agreement
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
a quality that outshines the usual
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
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