Test sheet for Duolingo Vocabulary Test Online

barometer

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n. E.g. So far our country's barometer is National Bookstore's and Powerbooks' bestsellers list.

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instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
curator; guardian
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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beautician

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n. E.g. I now prefer to call a beautician home rather than visit a salon and uncover my head in public.

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place where animals are kept
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
uniting in a league; confederation; league
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
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diligent

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a. E.g. It gratified all the vicious vanity that was in him; and so, instead of winning him, it only "set him up" the more and made him the more diligent to avoid betraying that he knew she was about.

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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
assiduous; industrious; hard-working
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
even though; although; notwithstanding
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discrepancy

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n. E.g. The police noticed an obvious discrepancy in his description of the crime and did not believe him.

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act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
lack of consistency; difference
a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; instrument of iron for fettering the hand
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic; drinking together; merry feast
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flicker

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v. E.g. The generator started to whir; the lights on it began to flicker and sparks shot out from the wires.

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flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
applaud; announce with great approval
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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immigrant

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n. E.g. His is a glamorous version of the American immigrant dream, arriving as a mere Austrian bodybuilder before finding fame, fortune and wife.

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game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
introduction of something new
property of a continuous and connected period of time
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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melodious

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a. E.g. He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong.

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easily understood; clear; intelligible
harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
added to complete or make up a deficiency
physically weak; easily broken
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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nicety

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n. E.g. I cannot see any nicety in their reasoning.

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a state of peace and quiet
precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank or sandbar
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phobia

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n. E.g. And a phobia is an uncontrollable response to fear, so I looked for another way to expose millions of people.

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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view
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ruffle

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v. E.g. The flags ruffle in the breeze; you can recognize them although not very easily.

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attach; add as supplement or appendix
make into a ruff; wrinkle; disturb surface of; make uneven by agitation or commotion; throw into disorder or confusion
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
extend out or project in space; stick out
cause; apply; exercise
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subtitle

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n. E.g. If a title is the bait, then the subtitle is the hook and line that will draw the reader into your document.

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secondary or explanatory title; printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
deep opening in the earth surface
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variable

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n. E.g. The weather is one variable to be considered in our trip.

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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
ambition; longing
container for holding or carrying miscellaneous items, especially a traveling case or bag
sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat
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