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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
afterthought     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
pretentious or silly talk or writing; something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
the ceremonial induction into a position; the act of starting a new operation or practice
an addition that was not included in the original plan; thinking again about a choice previously made
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
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agriculture     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
a combination or blend of diverse things; an alloy of mercury with another metal, usually silver, used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
activities that are enjoyable or amusing; a gay feeling
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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association     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group; a person who comes from a foreign country
a strong desire to know or learn something
state of being absent; state of being away
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betroth     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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be idle; exist in a changeless situation; stand still; cease to flow; stand without moving
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
become engaged to marry; promise to marry
increase in volume; be shown or be found to be; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
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claustrophobia     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the act of reaching out; the extent or length of reaching out
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
additional proof that something that was believed
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a man of refinement
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cryptic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
continuing through life; lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout life
in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
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disconcert     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make payment to; compensate
belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
pay too much; pay in excess of what is due
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
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equitation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences
something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction; a branch of knowledge
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gala     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the act of tying or binding things together
a social occasion with special entertainments or performances
the act of reaching out; the extent or length of reaching out
duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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hover     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
live longer than; survive or last beyond
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infidel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a man of refinement
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
one who does not hold same religious beliefs as another
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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medical     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to the study or practice of medicine
essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted
continuing in time or space without interruption; extending without break or irregularity
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
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opposition     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a state of extreme confusion and disorder; pejorative terms for an insane asylum
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start
a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
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overweight     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
the property of excessive fatness
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
activities that are enjoyable or amusing; a gay feeling
a combination or blend of diverse things; an alloy of mercury with another metal, usually silver, used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
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proposition     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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retort     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the period during which something is functional, as between birth and death
determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
a strong desire to know or learn something
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
someone who writes plays
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scarce     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
in that area; to a restricted area of the body
showing approval; with approval
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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stagy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
offensive to the mind; unequivocally detestable
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symphony     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell
large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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toil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings; the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
the quality of naivete; the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
cultivation of plants; the art or practice of garden cultivation and management
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