Test sheet for Duolingo Vocabulary Test Online

amid

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ad. E.g. He and other leaders are more optimistic than eight years ago, when Easley's began his term amid a recession.

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rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
demanding much work or care; tedious
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
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berth

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n. E.g. They might not have to give cats wide berth for the rest of their lives.

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handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; instrument of iron for fettering the hand
word of opposite meaning; counter term
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
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depletion

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n. E.g. Freshwater depletion is especially worrisome in Egypt, Libya, and several Persian Gulf states.

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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
word of opposite meaning; counter term
part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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dormant

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a. E.g. Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.

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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
having no tone; unmusical.
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
amid; in the middle of; among
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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fervent

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a. E.g. She felt that the fervent praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.

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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
of one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth; native
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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implement

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v. E.g. The mayor was unwilling to implement the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.

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put into effect; supply with tools
sell or transfer abroad
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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meticulous

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a. E.g. One neighbor, who usually uses the truck to haul away lawn debris, always returns the truck in meticulous condition.

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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
active; brisk; vigorous
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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ore

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n. E.g. The supply of this ore is apparently inexhaustible, but no veins have as yet been found.

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noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
one who, or that which, shows or points out
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
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preceding

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a. E.g. It displays the relationship between the target item and the preceding entry.

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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
ahead; prior to
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repetition

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n. E.g. Suddenly there was a flash of light and Tom came tearing by him: "Run!" said he; "run, for your life!" He needn't have repeated it; once was enough; Huck was making thirty or forty miles an hour before the repetition was uttered.

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act of doing or performing again
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
direct financial aid by government
act of changing or altering
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superintend

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v. E.g. He was appointed to superintend the toy department.

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decay
oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
depict; describe; draw
lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
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timidity

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n. E.g. If you are to succeed as a salesman, you must first lose your timidity and fear of failure.

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underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
a piece of orange or lemon peel, used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste; appetizer
lack of self-confidence or courage
shortage of food; starvation
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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