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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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befall     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
restore to good condition; renew
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
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cognizant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
approve formally; confirm; verify
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demolition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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dictum     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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duct     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
something that has been in a family for generations
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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finesse     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
become progressively worse; decline
restore to good condition; renew
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
energetic; vigorously active
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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manor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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something that has been in a family for generations
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
list, especially of names
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overture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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radical     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
examine closely and critically
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stupor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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vitality     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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young woman making formal entrance into society
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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