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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
easily approachable; warmly friendly
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
husky; muscular and heavily built
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articulate     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
open to view; not secret or hidden
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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astounding     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
surprisingly impressive or notable; shocking
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
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constable     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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demean     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
outlive; live or last longer than
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
make rich; richen; improve
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dissertation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
seizure by the government
small exclusive group of friends or associates
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
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escapade     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
seizure by the government
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
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foray     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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haphazard     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
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indulgent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
rubbing away; tending to grind down
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
without any clear results or proof
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jubilant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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lucrative     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
profitable; producing good profit
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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outlaw     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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pedestal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
silvery ductile metallic element
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
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pittance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
choice and use of words in speech or writing
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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regimen     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
one who has legal title to something; owner
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scarlet     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
of a brilliant red color
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
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sneer     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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bring out; arouse; call forth
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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theme     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
choice and use of words in speech or writing
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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