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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
grandmother     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a member of a police force
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
freedom from vanity or conceit
the trait of being serious
the mother of your father or mother
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sticks     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
end; objective; final purpose or aim
punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
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lawn     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
a person who hunts game
small horse
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captive     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
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plague     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
the upper surface of a room
order to appear before judge or magistrate, or writ containing such order;
end; objective; final purpose or aim
performance of music by players or singers
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fortress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
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cabinet     Speak
 
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n.  
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small horse
behavior or attitude of people who allow themselves to do what they want
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
group of persons appointed by a head of state
decoration; something used to beautify
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spy     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
give up for a price or reward
give as gift; present
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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disposal     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
the power to use something or someone
authorized messenger or representative
landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
autonomy; independence
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carelessly     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
with pride; in a proud manner
in a cold unemotional manner
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battery     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy
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thrill     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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march in a procession
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
design as an engineer
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
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dash     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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sway     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
alter; make partial or minor changes to
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
distribute anew
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attract     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
absolve from payment
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manufacture     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
try to conceal something; disguise; hide under a false appearance
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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serene     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
written formula for ending a letter
covered with a layer of dust
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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earnestness     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the trait of being serious
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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apology     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
one of a number of lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
autonomy; independence
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
a state of no motion or movement
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accuracy     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a member of a religious community typically living under vows of poverty and chastity
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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