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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
surroundings     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who performs manual operations on a patient
sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
the area in which something exists or lives
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
an airplane
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sticks     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
a machine that supplies motive power for a vehicle
dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
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submission     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
act of submitting; act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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captive     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the act of excusing a mistake or offense
surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a vertical flue that provides a path for smoke out of a building
act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext..
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apparatus     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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church; temple
a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
speculating; examination by eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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fortress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a machine that supplies motive power for a vehicle
an abrupt excited utterance
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
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superstition     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
poll; detailed critical inspection
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gossip     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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magazine; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
descendant
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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limb     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
poll; detailed critical inspection
a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
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unnatural     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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causing great interest or enthusiasm
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
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pub     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a machine that supplies motive power for a vehicle
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
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paperwork     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
raid or attack, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
someone who controls resources and team members
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expensive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
disinclined to work or exertion
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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sexual     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having or involving sex
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
in mental comfort; without stress
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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consist     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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transport     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
arouse
decide upon or fix definitely
exist over a prolonged period of time
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conspiracy     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something
a strong liking; favorite
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hire     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
be beyond the resources of
engage for service under a term of contract
march in a procession
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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villain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave
any collection in its entirety
a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
something that remunerates
decoration; something used to beautify
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agriculture     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
state after death
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
speculating; examination by eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
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