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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
adept     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
differing in some characteristics; various
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
composed of elements from a variety of sources
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
simple and healthful and close to nature
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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compression     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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deflation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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docile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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enhance     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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pay back for some expense incurred
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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expatriate     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
state of being unmarried; single life
concluding part; closing section
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foible     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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guerrilla     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
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incision     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
decree; authoritative command or order
young woman making formal entrance into society
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linguistics     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
humanistic study of language and literature
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
something that has been in a family for generations
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neural     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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oblivion     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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readjust     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
restore to good condition; renew
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
adjust again after an initial failure
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saturate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
scold harshly; criticize severely
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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segregate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
copy; write over again in same words
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torrid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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exceedingly or unbelievably great
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
having a good reputation; honorable
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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waif     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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