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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
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atrocious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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component     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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crypt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
mental keenness; quickness of perception
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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deft     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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disquiet     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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dregs     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
act of removing from office or employment
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
capable of being accomplished or brought about
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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focal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
pertaining to the universe; vast
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
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illegitimate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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existing, happening, or done at the same time
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
energetic; vigorously active
improperly forward or bold; rude
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legacy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
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nefarious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
pervading; spread throughout every part
expecting the worst possible outcome
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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obtuse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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consistent with; based on; using reason
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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ravenous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
queer; amusingly odd; comical
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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transpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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