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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
abrogate     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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appliance     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
any substance that produces cancer
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
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atheist     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
small exclusive group of friends or associates
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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burrow     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
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colloquial     Speak
 
(5)
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full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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debonair     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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injured by freezing or partial freezing
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
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edifice     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
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fanfare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
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filibuster     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
block legislation by making long speeches
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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haphazard     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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infatuated     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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open to view; not secret or hidden
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
lacking discretion; injudicious
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
sky blue; light purplish blue
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invert     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
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miscellaneous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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oasis     Speak
 
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n.  
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fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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overwrought     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having no adverse effect; harmless
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
extremely disturbed from emotion
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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prerequisite     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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rectitude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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revenge     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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outlive; live or last longer than
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
bring out; arouse; call forth
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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taciturn     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
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utensil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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any epidemic disease with a high death rate
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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