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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 8K to 9K
impending     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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close in time; about to occur; approaching
for a limited time only
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
differing in some characteristics; various
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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sickly     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
marked by repeated turns and bends
unhealthy looking
not brought to the desired final state
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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lifeless     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
dreamy in mood or nature
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
deprived of life; no longer living
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prone     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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fervent     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
with intention; in an intentional manner
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
almost completely; practically; essentially
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haze     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
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detain     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
catch rats, especially with dogs
experience; suffer; pass through
gleam or glow intermittently
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climax     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
passage or way out; act of going away or out
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
solid bony part of the tail of animal; platform where trucks, ship, or trains can be loaded or unloaded
difficult question or problem
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ludicrous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
in like or similar manner
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
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plank     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
a piece of metal in form of coin, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a special event
board; lumber
calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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maxim     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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fish that mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by god to the prophets
an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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gaunt     Speak
 
(12)
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attractive; charming
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
not noticed
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fiend     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
correction; revision
the most powerful members of society
chronological record of the events of successive years
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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diplomacy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
the time of day immediately following sunset
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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login     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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have a celebration
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
anticipate; predict
enter a computer
catch rats, especially with dogs
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womanhood     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network
women as a class
a person who exercises control over workers
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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originality     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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tact; politics; negotiation between nations
a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
a laborer or employee
calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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delirium     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family
mental disorder marked by confusion
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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wistful     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
close in time; about to occur; approaching
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
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battalion     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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cooking by dry heat in an oven
a large indefinite number
something of little value
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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