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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
adage     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
aristocrats holding the rank of knight
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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aggressive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
in a comically or distorted manner
indefensible; not able to be maintained
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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bailiwick     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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ban on commerce or other activity
wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction; a branch of knowledge
the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
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bereave     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
dress up or decorate with showy things
make too high an estimate of
deprive and make desolate, especially by death
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controversial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement; disputable
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
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curiosity     Speak
 
(6)
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
one of a class of agricultural laborers; a country person
a strong desire to know or learn something
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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disastrous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally
not capable of being computed or enumerated
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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electrify     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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excite suddenly and intensely; charge a conductor with electricity; equip for use with electricity
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
pay too much; pay in excess of what is due
deprive and make desolate, especially by death
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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grotesquely     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
in a comically or distorted manner
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
split or divided in two
capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited
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hindrance     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
an introductory textbook; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
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incidentally     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relating to the study or practice of medicine
by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally
worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness
in or into the highest position; in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; at or nearest to the top
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magnificence     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the respect with which a person is held; an approximate calculation of quantity; a judgment of the qualities
grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
additional proof that something that was believed
cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
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outbreak     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
too much production or more than expected
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease; eruption; explosion
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pageant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction; a branch of knowledge
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
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playwright     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the general location where something is
someone who writes plays
connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
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relic     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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someone who writes plays
a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
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satisfactorily     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent
in a precise manner; just as it should be; indicating exactness or preciseness
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
major; most important, powerful, or influential; outweighing
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stealthy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness
tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
in an intermittent manner
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
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surreptitiously     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
having no personal preference; objective
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
evoking lifelike images within the mind; free from artificiality
in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
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unforgettable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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nearly correct or exact; close in value or amount but not precise; about; roughly
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
animated; lively; vigorous and active
impossible to forget; very memorable
uniform; in complete agreement
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