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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
acquire     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
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anarchy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
superiority in numbers or amount
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
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barren     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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calligraphy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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small leaf; leaf like organ or part
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
check list; a collection of resources
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
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conglomeration     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
small exclusive group of friends or associates
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
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data     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
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doctrine     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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facile     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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frostbitten     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
marked by precise accordance with details
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
injured by freezing or partial freezing
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hoodwink     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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incantation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a confidential or secret meeting
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
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inscribe     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
read or examine, typically with great care
raise in rank or dignity; praise
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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lurid     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
causing shock or horror; gruesome
without any clear results or proof
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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outcry     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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oversee     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
serve as an example of; embody
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
produce; give rise to
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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proprietor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
inscription on tombstone in memory
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
one who has legal title to something; owner
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
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rectitude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
main office of large organization
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
seizure by the government
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scribble     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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spurn     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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velocity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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