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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
acquiesce     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
to give an account or tell the story of
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
approve formally; confirm; verify
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
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brandish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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place over something else; place on top of
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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complicity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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debit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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diverse     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
composed of elements from a variety of sources
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
differing in some characteristics; various
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elongate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
place over something else; place on top of
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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enthrall     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
decide upon and express in words
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
discuss the terms of an arrangement
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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glaze     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
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inert     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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ire     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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nucleus     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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humanistic study of language and literature
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
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panorama     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
too many to be counted; numerous
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
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quandary     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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sediment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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tout     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
complete view in every direction.
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
improperly forward or bold; rude
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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