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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 8K to 9K
programme     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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write a computer program
gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of effort
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
become firmly fixed together
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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ordinarily     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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in accord with physical laws
under normal conditions
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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orphan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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trees having usually narrow leaves
someone who lacks support, care, or supervision
a source of materials to nourish the body
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
a bishop of highest rank
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mathematics     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer
a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor
act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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fable     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, birds etc as characters
cooking by dry heat in an oven
prospect; view; belief about the future ; act of looking out
eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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cork     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
a food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds
untrustworthy person; deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; man of humble birth; male servant
leisure time away from work
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devour     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
paddle; walk through relatively shallow water
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully
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abound     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
be full of; be plentiful
disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
be in action or have an effect
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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coincidence     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
path; track; a trodden path
fish that mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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bathing     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge
immersing the body in water or sunshine
someone who lacks support, care, or supervision
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
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untouched     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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in like or similar manner
straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
in a weary manner
intact; not mentioned; not touched
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crawl     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
to come to rest, settle
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decency     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the quality of being polite and respectable
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
chronological record of the events of successive years
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telescope     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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trees having usually narrow leaves
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
a magnifier of images of distant objects
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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weed     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold; falseness; expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
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chatter     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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limestone     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
acting in a manner that is gentle and mild
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal; instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing
insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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wager     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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follower; adherent; person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; bet; stake
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folding     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
bending so that one part covers the other
having a pleasant tune or harmony
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