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 Test Questions
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irony     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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long and careful consideration or discussion
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
a knob on an equipment that is pressed to operate it
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
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abrupt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
existing in great number or quantity
against the affirmative side; in opposition; on negative side
showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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refinement     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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informal terms for clothing
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
result of improving something; process of removing impurities
a feeling of excessive concern
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variation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a feeling of excessive concern
quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid
act of changing or altering
end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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rushes     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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attach something somewhere by means of nails
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
urge to an unnatural speed
attempt by employing effort
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sob     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause; apply; exercise
make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
weep convulsively
become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat; hunger, deprive of food
grow or develop successfully; decorate with ornaments
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impose     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat
restrict in movement; circumscribe
plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly
join together to make a single thing or group; blend, fuse, or merge
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satire     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
a mythical monster like a giant reptile
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abominable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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not requested, welcome or invited
not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
open to or abounding in fresh air
lively and spirited
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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dusky     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
lasting for a long time and difficult to get rid of
naturally having skin of a dark color
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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cheerfulness     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
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emotional     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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unproductive of success; producing no fruit
not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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respectively     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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separately; individually; in the order given
not suitable,not right
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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consequent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
resulting; following as a logical conclusion
inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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brink     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
the childhood of a boy
a rapid series of short loud sounds
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
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advancement     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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progress; promotion; forward step; improvement
quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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accidentally     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
marked by skill in deception
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
shining intermittently with a sparkling light
with great or especially intimate knowledge
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freight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
sense of touch; feeling; stroke in beating time; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
informal terms for clothing
trip; usually short journey made for pleasure
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ore     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
fame; high status importance owing to marked superiority; rise of ground; hill
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
the state of being under the control of another person
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solicitude     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a feeling of excessive concern
artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
a person responsible for hiring workers
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
fighting; acts of overt warfare
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