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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
forbid     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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express agreement to what is proposed; accept
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
fill with terror; frighten greatly
not allow; prohibit; prevent
force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
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processing     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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make something happen sooner or more quickly; accelerate
design as an engineer
alter; make partial or minor changes to
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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wildly     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner
modern; belonging to the same period of time
reduced in size or pulled together
disinclined to work or exertion
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malice     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
a group of members who join together because they have the same interest; association or union
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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rail     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cause to be slowed down or delayed
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
move or bring by force or with great effort
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
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develop     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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exist over a prolonged period of time
absolve from payment
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
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substantial     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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irresistible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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gracious; showing warm and friendliness
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
raised above the ground
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
overwhelming; impossible to refuse or oppose because it is too pleasant and charming
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limb     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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state after death
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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pleasantly     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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preceding in the order of time; former; previous
consistent with; based on; using reason
in a cheerful manner
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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adequate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
on or of lower floors of a building
coming down or downward
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
out of breath; breathing with difficulty, as from tension
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emphasis     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
definite summary of what is believed; confession of faith for public use
a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon
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offspring     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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building in which goods are manufactured
act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
descendant
large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
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proportions     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
a decorative or artistic work
extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; furious storm
performance of music by players or singers
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breathless     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
out of breath; breathing with difficulty, as from tension
worthy of adoration or reverence
consecutive
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
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laden     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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swing     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
make a polite, formal, or friendly request to someone
be beyond the resources of
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
pierce skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
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varying     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing gratitude
marked by diversity or difference
complete with regard to every detail; not superficial and not partial
inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile; lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
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serpent     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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definite summary of what is believed; confession of faith for public use
one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; herd of buffalo or elk
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pretence     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext..
freedom from vanity or conceit
acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement
decoration; something used to beautify
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