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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
adept     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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banal     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
pertaining to the universe; vast
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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carnivorous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
pervading; spread throughout every part
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consul     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
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deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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disquiet     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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domination     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
young woman making formal entrance into society
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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expedite     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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furtive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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idiom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
improperly forward or bold; rude
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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ire     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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maul     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
pollute; make dirty or spotty
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
copy; write over again in same words
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oratory     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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reformatory     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
serving or designed to reform
pertaining to the universe; vast
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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rostrum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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torso     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
body excluding head and neck and limbs
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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vex     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
discuss the terms of an arrangement
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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