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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
acquaintance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
too much production or more than expected
preceding in time, importance, or urgency
similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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apparatus     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
act of accompanying someone or something
grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
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ardently     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
useless; having no useful result; vain
very enthusiastically or passionately
split or divided in two
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buttress     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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go up or climb; rise through the air; mount
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
deprive and make desolate, especially by death
make less visible or unclear
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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consistency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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culmination     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
a final climactic stage; the decisive moment in a novel or play; a concluding action
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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dominant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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deeply or seriously thoughtful
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
in a laborious manner; in a manner requiring much labor
unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
major; most important, powerful, or influential; outweighing
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embroidery     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
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girth     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions, often living miserably
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
the ability to recall past occurrences; a recognition of meritorious service
seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
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impersonal     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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in a laborious manner; in a manner requiring much labor
having no personal preference; objective
occurring once every year; payable once every year
majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
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interminable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
characterized by intense emotion; like or suggestive of fire; very intense
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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lifelong     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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in a precise manner; just as it should be; indicating exactness or preciseness
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
short and having a small, trim figure, of a woman; very small
continuing through life; lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout life
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occupy     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine
inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
act as a patron to; support or sponsor
supplement with great effort; add to; augment
do something to an excessive degree
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overrate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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completely remove or get rid of; abolish; rule out
discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
make too high an estimate of
deem to be; connect closely and often incriminatingly; look at attentively
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proposition     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group; a person who comes from a foreign country
plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
a garment worn under other garments
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
a series of actions that are done by the police in order to catch criminals
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regard     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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deem to be; connect closely and often incriminatingly; look at attentively
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
dress up or decorate with showy things
make too high an estimate of
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satisfactorily     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
relating to the study or practice of medicine
in a joyous manner; in a happy or carefree manner
without respect; in a disdainful manner; in a proud and domineering manner
continuing in time or space without interruption; extending without break or irregularity
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squalor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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technique     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
the general location where something is
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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unseemly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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in an idle and lackadaisical manner
in a hearty manner; in a warm and friendly way
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
being very thin; inferior in size or quality
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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