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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
pertaining to the universe; vast
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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chronic     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
pervading; spread throughout every part
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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credentials     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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deft     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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dilate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
queer; amusingly odd; comical
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
place over something else; place on top of
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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inert     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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jargon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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negotiate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
discuss the terms of an arrangement
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parse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
spread or flow throughout; pervade
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
pervading; spread throughout every part
having a good reputation; honorable
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
defending or protecting from disease or infection
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radiate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
examine closely and critically
discuss the terms of an arrangement
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
to give an account or tell the story of
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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skeptical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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tabulate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
adjust again after an initial failure
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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waif     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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an expert who gives advice
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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