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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 4K to 5K
eloquence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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an informal term for a youth or man
act of striving; earnest endeavor; exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
committee appointed to judge a case
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wheat     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
a cereal plant grown in temperate countries, its grain is to make flour for bread
quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing
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anchor     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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clergy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
the authority of a lord
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commit     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
get and keep things of one type, such as stamps or coins as a hobby
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personally     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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easily upset by the things people say or do; responsive to external conditions
concerning the speaker
act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave
having been asserted as true under oath
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threatening     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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cultured; purified; made pure
exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions
not subject to duty or obligation; with special permission not to do or pay something
darkened by clouds
unluckily; by bad luck
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unjust     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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causing fear or dread or terror
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
so as to leave much space or distance between
leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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convention     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance or sickness
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
beast; ugly creature
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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sermon     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the ability to find things funny
religious discourse delivered as part of a church service
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
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petty     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not deserving
trivial; of small importance; very small
approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
loudly vigorous and cheerful
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cliff     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a thing of very little value or importance
dress; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
a steep high face of rock
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
the act of setting something on fire
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transcribe     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
be located near or adjacent to
take for granted as true in absence of proof; venture without authority
achieve or accomplish; gain
copy; write over again in same words
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
benefit; something that aids health or happiness
child in the first period of life; young babe
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recommend     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
jump down from an elevated point
suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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anyhow     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
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ruler     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the activity of keeping something secret
a person who rules or commands
an act that disregards an agreement or a right
sensation of dryness in the throat
kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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ladder     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
beast; ugly creature
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a daughter of your brother or sister
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impatiently     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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in way that shows irritation or annoyance; in restlessly eager manner;
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
cultured; purified; made pure
endowed with the capacity to reason
clean or orderly
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swamp     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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change something into another form; transform
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
the largest possible quantity
a person who changes location
low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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