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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
apathetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
consistent with; based on; using reason
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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dearth     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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dispensary     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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emboss     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
examine closely and critically
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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esteem     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
regard with respect; favorable regard
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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flail     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
regard with respect; favorable regard
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
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grovel     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
improperly forward or bold; rude
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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jargon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a journey to a sacred place
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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mutation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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obnoxious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
too many to be counted; numerous
pertaining to the universe; vast
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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serving or designed to reform
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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qualm     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
a journey to a sacred place
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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rhapsody     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
body excluding head and neck and limbs
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
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tout     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
combine something into a larger whole; unite
come into being; become reality
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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