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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
mental keenness; quickness of perception
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
something that has been in a family for generations
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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bogus     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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collegiate     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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serving or designed to reform
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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curtail     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
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disreputable     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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dupe     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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evasion     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
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frontage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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hackneyed     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having a good reputation; honorable
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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incorporate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
combine something into a larger whole; unite
decide upon and express in words
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
adjust again after an initial failure
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listless     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
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medley     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
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obnoxious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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over regulated administrative system
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
death notice; list of dead
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reimburse     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
examine closely and critically
pay back for some expense incurred
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
body excluding head and neck and limbs
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
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tart     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
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whet     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
become progressively worse; decline
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