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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
adept     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
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blurb     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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collegiate     Speak
 
(3)
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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creditor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
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decorous     Speak
 
(5)
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
composed of elements from a variety of sources
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
become progressively worse; decline
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eclectic     Speak
 
(7)
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pertaining to the universe; vast
composed of elements from a variety of sources
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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epitome     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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folio     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
state of being unmarried; single life
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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hoax     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
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induce     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pervading; spread throughout every part
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
improperly forward or bold; rude
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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remittance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
something that has been in a family for generations
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
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taint     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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to give an account or tell the story of
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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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vigilant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
serving or designed to reform
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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