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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 9K to 10K
bleak     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
dependable and reliable; able to be trusted
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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cynical     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to electricity; electric
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
lax in enforcing laws
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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unimportant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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devoid of courage or enthusiasm
in a mutual or shared manner
not important
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
apart from others
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punch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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provide a view of, especially from above
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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heartless     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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struck by shock, terror, or amazement
made of lead
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
devoid of courage or enthusiasm
of or relating to clerks
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streak     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
someone who composes music as a profession
study of myths; collection of myths
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chivalrous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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riddle     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing
rub hard; wash with rubbing
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
make sense of a language
enclose; arrange or fold as a cover or protection
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repulsive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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full of fun and high spirits
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
moved by sexual love; loving
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
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arithmetic     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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informal terms for money
theory of numerical calculations
brink; edge
the power of creative imagination
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
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annoy     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
be a substitute
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing
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twinkle     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
bring shame or dishonor upon
have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
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spouse     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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worship of idols; excessive admiration
any experience that causes intense suffering
the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
theory of numerical calculations
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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downcast     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
having many mountains; resembling a mountain in size; huge
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
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tremor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
material for making rails or rails collectively
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
act of enjoining; act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
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stanza     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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assigning to a class or category
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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yarn     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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outline; biographical sketch
any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
woolen thread; thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
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sarcastic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
from that circumstance or source
disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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executioner     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
something overly artful or artificial; a means, such as an elaborate plan or a tool, to accomplish a certain objective
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executer.
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cleverness     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
the power of creative imagination
death of all its remaining members
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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