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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 7K to 8K
recourse     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
someone who has given long service
an act that disregards an agreement or a right
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
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insolence     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
public entertainment by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
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robbery     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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plundering during riots or in wartime
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
worthless material that is to be disposed of
statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
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rustic     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
not tied or fastened; not done or finished
easily dealt with; straightforward and fundamental
with affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly
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grandson     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
very strong thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
a male grandchild
a yellow, oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
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fascination     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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capacity to attract intense interest
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
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parade     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
planning something carefully and intentionally
the profession of a nurse
disposition to do good
march in a procession; ceremonial procession; visible display
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satire     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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director     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
the person who directs the making of a film
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
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frankness     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an arrangement scheme
temporary madness or delirium
the trait of being blunt and outspoken
statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods
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tolerable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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middle; lying between two extremes
having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government
used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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fellowship     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
state or relation of being or associate; companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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tariff     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
tax on goods coming into a country
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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renown     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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engaging     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
astonishing; amazing
fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
intended or appropriate for defending against; protective
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garb     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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costume; dress
fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in boat to sustain sail
a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together; big band
the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods
laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
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spirited     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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willing to face danger
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
against your will
lacking spontaneity; not natural
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workman     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
a party of persons having a common end in view
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
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plentiful     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly
existing in great number or quantity
one after another; succeeding by turns
in a vivid manner
hard as granite
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console     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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fasten; annex; be in contact with
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
put information, especially name, into an official list; record in writing
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
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