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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
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bland     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
increasing by successive addition
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
an epic poem adapted for recitation
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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convivial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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debit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
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disquiet     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
complete view in every direction.
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emboss     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
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feign     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
regard with respect; favorable regard
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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focal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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idiom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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insufferable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
having a good reputation; honorable
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
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lucid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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oratory     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
act of removing from office or employment
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rational     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
consistent with; based on; using reason
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
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scrimmage     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
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somber     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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superlative     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
rich and superior in quality
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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