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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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auspicious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
not liable to error; always right or accurate
improperly forward or bold; rude
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cognizant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
performed with a natural or offhand ease
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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credentials     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
rich and superior in quality
differing in some characteristics; various
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devastate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
regard with respect; favorable regard
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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encampment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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long and slender with a very small internal diameter
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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equanimity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
energetic; vigorously active
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hew     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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performed with a natural or offhand ease
unreachable; not available; unattainable
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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mainstay     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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manor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
rich and superior in quality
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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reinstate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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revoke     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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sodden     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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torrid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
existing, happening, or done at the same time
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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usage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
state of being unmarried; single life
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