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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 9K to 10K
ordinance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
decree; authoritative command or order
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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magician     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
having and controlling something, right or state of being an owner
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
covering; umbrella
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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pensive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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coming to maturity; coming into existence
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
preceding and preparing for something
in a convenient manner
making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
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cushion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
publication that appears at fixed intervals
chair with a support on each side for arms
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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grate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
comply with; follow; fit; meet
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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consummate     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
of or related to or made of wool
caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
in an unconcerned manner
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germ     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the elementary stages of any subject
bacteria; earliest form of an organism; seed
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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gaping     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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wide open;
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
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congratulations     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an expression of approval and commendation
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
a neutral position, especially in a war
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
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trusty     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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nib ;horny projecting mouth of a bird
chair with a support on each side for arms
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
the general location where something is
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
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sparkle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
make sense of a language
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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preferable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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remaining in an original state
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
from that circumstance or source
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
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accommodate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable
row slowly and gently; move through water by repeated short strokes of the limbs
pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
comply with; follow; fit; meet
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stalk     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
the main stem of a herbaceous plant
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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tremor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
a person who owns something
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nuisance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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appropriation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sameness or consistency; not changing or being different in any way
a large valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing in the bottom; gorge
funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
having and controlling something, right or state of being an owner
a small and inadequate amount
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sarcastic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
cooked by frying in fat
ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; ; excessive
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affinity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on
act of enjoining; act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
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firmament     Speak
 
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n.  
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chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
a wardress in a prison
a person who owns something
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
modification; correction; act of altering
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