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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
apathetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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carnivorous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
performed with a natural or offhand ease
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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culminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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delve     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
regard with respect; favorable regard
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
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disintegrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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give off; send out; give out as sound
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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eclectic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
composed of elements from a variety of sources
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
capable of being accomplished or brought about
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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foible     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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hysteria     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
humanistic study of language and literature
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
come into being; become reality
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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obscene     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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humanistic study of language and literature
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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recuperate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
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sally     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
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slothful     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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surreptitious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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pervading; spread throughout every part
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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wistful     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
improperly forward or bold; rude
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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