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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
aberrant     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
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appeal     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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superiority in numbers or amount
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
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barrage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
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bulwark     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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commemorate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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help bring about; make less difficult
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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despicable     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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durable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
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excerpt     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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forehead     Speak
 
(9)
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
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
superiority in numbers or amount
the part of the face above the eyes
soldier placed on guard; guard
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gullible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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incite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
pay attention to; listen to and consider
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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insuperable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
without any clear results or proof
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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misleading     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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ostracize     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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pilgrim     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
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precipitous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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marked by precise accordance with details
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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repertoire     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
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sneer     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
serve as an example of; embody
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
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unconscionable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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