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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
preach     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
touch or rub constantly
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
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joyous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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having fear; afraid, frightened
unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
full of joy; very happy
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customary     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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extreme; inordinate; too much
without taking a lot of care to make something perfect
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement
agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
full of loud and nonmusical sounds
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hardy     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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disinclined to work or exertion
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
characteristic of or befitting poetry
in a cold unemotional manner
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exclamation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
an abrupt excited utterance
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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develop     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
chop or split with an ax
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
give as gift; present
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summons     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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order to appear before judge or magistrate, or writ containing such order;
large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
freedom from vanity or conceit
the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
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slay     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
say something to someone that expresses praise
put to death with a weapon, or by violence; put an end to destroy
try to conceal something; disguise; hide under a false appearance
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
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miller     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a light insulated conductor for household use
one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation
a state of no motion or movement
a projectile that is fired from a gun
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decisive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
covered with a layer of dust
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
moving toward the east
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comedy     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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dismal     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lessened, reduced
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
on a horse
agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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network     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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blast     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
something used for or regarded as representing something else
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
someone who is no longer alive
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shrewd     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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below acceptable in performance
in part; in some degree; not wholly
vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
closed in or surrounded or included within
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frost     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
a deep prolonged loud noise
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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serene     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
deeply loved or highly valued
in a hearty manner
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drunken     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
coming down or downward
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
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beggar     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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travel upon or across
accept as a challenge
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
be beyond the resources of
make up; form something
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bud     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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person who freely performs or offers to perform a service
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
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