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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
lacking discretion; injudicious
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
easily approachable; warmly friendly
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
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apparition     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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knightly skill; courtesy towards women
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
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avid     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
incompatible; not able to be resolved
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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brazen     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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commiserate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make something last; preserve from extinction
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
feel or express pity or sympathy for
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
make rich; richen; improve
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decree     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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dissertation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
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endorse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
become aware of through the senses; detect
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
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frostbitten     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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injured by freezing or partial freezing
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
unusual; not typical; not normal
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gnarled     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
currently in progress; traveling by foot
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ignominious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
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inscribe     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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pay attention to; listen to and consider
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
feel or express pity or sympathy for
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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muster     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
bring in from another country
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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oblong     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
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perpetuate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
make something last; preserve from extinction
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
explode; burst out; become violently active
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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posture     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
essential quality; reputation; honor
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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reclamation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
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sagacity     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
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succinct     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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tract     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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soldier placed on guard; guard
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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