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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
affectation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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conclusive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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disuse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the state of something that has been unused and neglected
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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enhance     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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extradition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
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
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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flange     Speak
 
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n.  
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a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
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imperial     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
improperly forward or bold; rude
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
existing, happening, or done at the same time
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
exceedingly or unbelievably great
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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neural     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
directly ahead; straightforward
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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perspective     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
differing in some characteristics; various
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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ravish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
complete view in every direction.
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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resolute     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
expecting the worst possible outcome
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
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tabulate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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whet     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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