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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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brevity     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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concluding part; closing section
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
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component     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
increasing by successive addition
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deft     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
composed of elements from a variety of sources
differing in some characteristics; various
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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disintegrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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dormant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
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feign     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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frustrate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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hew     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
improperly forward or bold; rude
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
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materialize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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combine something into a larger whole; unite
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
organize anew, as after a setback
approve formally; confirm; verify
come into being; become reality
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obscene     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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rebuke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
pollute; make dirty or spotty
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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rostrum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
list, especially of names
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smelt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
restore to good condition; renew
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
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theorem     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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vigil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
something that has been in a family for generations
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