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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
scold harshly; criticize severely
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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atrocious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
improperly forward or bold; rude
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
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chagrin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
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demolition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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dispel     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
copy; write over again in same words
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
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eclectic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
composed of elements from a variety of sources
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
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evasion     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
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glaze     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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grotesque     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
unreachable; not available; unattainable
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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maternal     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
capable of being accomplished or brought about
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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qualm     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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respite     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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stupor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
copy; write over again in same words
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
give off; send out; give out as sound
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vestige     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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concluding part; closing section
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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