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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
antithesis     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
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component     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
decree; authoritative command or order
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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consul     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
body excluding head and neck and limbs
humanistic study of language and literature
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deft     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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diverse     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
differing in some characteristics; various
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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dote     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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adjust again after an initial failure
approve formally; confirm; verify
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
complete view in every direction.
come into being; become reality
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feign     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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frustrate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
give off; send out; give out as sound
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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glutton     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
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indisposed     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
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liquidate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
examine closely and critically
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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obituary     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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death notice; list of dead
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
performed with a natural or offhand ease
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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quell     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
complete view in every direction.
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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respite     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
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taint     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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wistful     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
directly ahead; straightforward
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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