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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
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asset     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
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attribute     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
sudden downfall; complete disaster
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
essential quality; reputation; honor
the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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confirm     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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decree     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
main office of large organization
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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disseminate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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facile     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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fortify     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
read or examine, typically with great care
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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graze     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
take apart; disassemble; tear down
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
explode; burst out; become violently active
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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impel     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
pay attention to; listen to and consider
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innovation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
offensive or insulting treatment
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
check list; a collection of resources
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mimicry     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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onslaught     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
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perceptible     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
extremely disturbed from emotion
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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prescribe     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
bring in from another country
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
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pulchritude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sudden downfall; complete disaster
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
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safeguard     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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choice and use of words in speech or writing
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
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session     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; small ornamental piece
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
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vicinity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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