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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
advocate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
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apprehension     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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ballad     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
offensive or insulting treatment
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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burly     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
husky; muscular and heavily built
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
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confiscation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
seizure by the government
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
essential quality; reputation; honor
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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convoy     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
exceed or surpass; leave behind
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
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disclose     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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famished     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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preceding in the order of time; former; previous
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
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fertile     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
open to view; not secret or hidden
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
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glut     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
produce; give rise to
help bring about; make less difficult
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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indefatigable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
open to view; not secret or hidden
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
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inscribe     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
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melancholy     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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nuptial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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incompatible; not able to be resolved
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
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overt     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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open to view; not secret or hidden
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
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polar     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
everlasting; continuing without interruption
causing shock or horror; gruesome
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rectitude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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restive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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tacit     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
extremely disturbed from emotion
lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
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threadbare     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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