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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
affability     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
additional proof that something that was believed
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
a disposition to be friendly and approachable, easy to talk to
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
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agriculture     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
act of accompanying someone or something
a series of actions that are done by the police in order to catch criminals
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship; selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications
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bane     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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blithely     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted
in a joyous manner; in a happy or carefree manner
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
not capable of being computed or enumerated
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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commissioner     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time; slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
amounts paid for goods and services
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curriculum     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
ban on commerce or other activity
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
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dirge     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
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emphatically     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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without question and beyond doubt
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
in a joyous manner; in a happy or carefree manner
in an idle and lackadaisical manner
being very thin; inferior in size or quality
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extrapolate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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gather; collect gradually and bit by bit; pick up
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
to take great pleasure or delight; make merry
estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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hygiene     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence; mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
one of a class of agricultural laborers; a country person
conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation
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institute     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the ability to recall past occurrences; a recognition of meritorious service
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
the act of operating on living animals, especially in scientific research
advance or set forth in court; association organized to promote art or science or education
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merriment     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a long and complicated and confusing procedure
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
cultivation of plants; the art or practice of garden cultivation and management
kindly endorsement and guidance; armor plate that protects the chest
activities that are enjoyable or amusing; a gay feeling
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oilcloth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
a verb that requires an object in order to be grammatical
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
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overdo     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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to throw or bend back, from a surface; ring or echo with sound; spring back; spring away from an impact
do something to an excessive degree
excite suddenly and intensely; charge a conductor with electricity; equip for use with electricity
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
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philanthropy     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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state of being public; information to attract public notice
decoration; something used to beautify
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
ban on commerce or other activity
voluntary promotion of human welfare
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readily     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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continuing through life; lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout life
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement; disputable
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rigmarole     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
one who performs manual operations on a patient
a long and complicated and confusing procedure
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substantial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
nearly correct or exact; close in value or amount but not precise; about; roughly
in an intermittent manner
having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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syllable     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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someone who is drafted into military service; a person inducted into an organization or social group
a verb that requires an object in order to be grammatical
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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tyranny     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
amounts paid for goods and services
preceding in time, importance, or urgency
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
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