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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
accent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions, often living miserably
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
composition; plans or preparations for a future event
duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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allay     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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list each one; mention one by one
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
reappear; happen or occur again
to throw or bend back, from a surface; ring or echo with sound; spring back; spring away from an impact
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
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auditory     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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showing approval; with approval
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness
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callous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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cite     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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quote; adduce as an instance
deem to be; connect closely and often incriminatingly; look at attentively
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
make less visible or unclear
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cordially     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
in a hearty manner; in a warm and friendly way
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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earnest     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
clarity of outline; concise explanation
something of mixed origin or composition
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
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etiquette     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a strong desire to know or learn something
the quality of naivete; the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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glean     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
go up or climb; rise through the air; mount
do something to an excessive degree
dress up or decorate with showy things
gather; collect gradually and bit by bit; pick up
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humorist     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
the ceremonial induction into a position; the act of starting a new operation or practice
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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influential     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; causing fear or dread or terror
extremely alarming; causing terror or horror
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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magnificence     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
amounts paid for goods and services
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offensive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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pamphlet     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
feeling of being bored by something tedious
action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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psychology     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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science that deals with mental processes and behavior
a verb that requires an object in order to be grammatical
endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
too much production or more than expected
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rectify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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torment emotionally or mentally; subject to torture
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
supplement with great effort; add to; augment
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
lift forcefully from beneath
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spendthrift     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
the property of being perpetual, seemingly ceaseless
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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successful     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
characterized or caused by inflammation; arousing to action or rebellion
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
smaller than normal for its kind
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suspense     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
one who does not hold same religious beliefs as another
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traffic     Speak
 
(20)
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
flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
one of a class of agricultural laborers; a country person
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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