Test sheet for Duolingo Vocabulary Test Online

authoritative

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a. E.g. Impressed by the young researcher's well-documented presentation, we accepted her analysis of the experiment as authoritative.

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extremely disturbed from emotion
easily understood; clear; intelligible
characterized by unrest or disorder
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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beneficial

(2)

a. E.g. Tiny Tim's cheerful good nature had a beneficial influence on Scrooge's charitable disposition.

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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
unclear or doubtful in meaning
strongly opposed; hateful; unwillingness to do something
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
open to view; not secret or hidden
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crumple

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v. E.g. It's weird watching your leg to crumple in directions it's not natural to go in.

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fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver
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ephemeral

(4)

a. E.g. The mayfly is an ephemeral creature: its adult life lasts little more than a day.

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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
short-lived; enduring a very short time
ready to consent or submit; acceptable
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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fester

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v. E.g. Letting the problem continue to fester is not an option; it could well provoke another crisis and outbreak of more general fighting through out the region.

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oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
make up; form something
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; spend
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indelible

(6)

a. E.g. The indelible ink left a permanent mark on my shirt.

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causing damage or harm; injurious
questionable; filled with doubt
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
added to complete or make up a deficiency
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lavish

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a. E.g. I would fly to Paris and stay in lavish hotels if someone else were paying.

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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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overtake

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v. E.g. The driver behind me tried to overtake on the inside.

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gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
isolate; separate; keep away from others
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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plunder

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v. E.g. In the name of class, creed and religion we plunder one another with the most powerful weapons available.

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move into another country to stay there permanently
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
ban; taboo; forbid
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
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seclude

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v. E.g. Seven mental health nurses and one doctor were each interviewed within 48 hours of making the decision to seclude a patient.

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isolate; separate; keep away from others
rise; increase in extent or intensity
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
bring out; arouse; call forth
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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simplify

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v. E.g. She will simplify the instructions so that the children could understand them.

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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
achieve or accomplish; gain
make simple; make less complex; make clear by giving the explanation for
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temperament

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n. E.g. For friendship some agreement in temperament is quite essential.

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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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