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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
absence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
state of being absent; state of being away
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aperture     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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arrangement     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a man of refinement
an addition that was not included in the original plan; thinking again about a choice previously made
composition; plans or preparations for a future event
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bolster     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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watch, observe, or inquire secretly
discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
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confidential     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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extremely alarming; causing terror or horror
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
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defer     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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deprive and make desolate, especially by death
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
contradict; give a false impression
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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echolocation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
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eke     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
gather; collect gradually and bit by bit; pick up
supplement with great effort; add to; augment
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
reappear; happen or occur again
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flue     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
a ray of moonlight
a social occasion with special entertainments or performances
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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hypocrisy     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold; falseness; expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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interval     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
gap; a long narrow opening
intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
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mediation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
preceding in time, importance, or urgency
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences
ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
act of referring or consulting; remark that calls attention to something or someone
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moonbeam     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a ray of moonlight
necessary requirement; indispensable item
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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peaceable     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; free from artificiality
disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
in a composed and unconcerned manner
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primer     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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composition; plans or preparations for a future event
plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
amounts paid for goods and services
an introductory textbook; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
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reciprocity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence; mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
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segregation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
person who carries a message
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
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strenuous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
in a way that shows a lack of trust; suspiciously; cautiously; carefully
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
having been delayed; done or sent too late
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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thesaurus     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
feeling of being bored by something tedious
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tribulation     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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