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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
abolish     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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amiss     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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barrage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
action of trying at something
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
small leaf; leaf like organ or part
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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chivalry     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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small exclusive group of friends or associates
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
soldier placed on guard; guard
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
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conservative     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
characterized by unrest or disorder
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
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deluge     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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eclipse     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
make something last; preserve from extinction
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epitaph     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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inscription on tombstone in memory
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
small leaf; leaf like organ or part
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filibuster     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
block legislation by making long speeches
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
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heed     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pay attention to; listen to and consider
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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infatuated     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
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irrepressible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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minority     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
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offense     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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perpetuate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
make something last; preserve from extinction
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
pay attention to; listen to and consider
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
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posterity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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essential quality; reputation; honor
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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redundant     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
injured by freezing or partial freezing
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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sagacity     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
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sneer     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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vicinity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
a spear with three prongs
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
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