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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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auspicious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
existing, happening, or done at the same time
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
pollute; make dirty or spotty
regard with respect; favorable regard
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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creditor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
list, especially of names
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
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deity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
god; divinity; supernatural things
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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dispense     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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effusion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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exuberant     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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germinate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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pay back for some expense incurred
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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gratify     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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combine something into a larger whole; unite
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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indemnify     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
consistent with; based on; using reason
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
defending or protecting from disease or infection
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
a journey to a sacred place
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recuperate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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examine closely and critically
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
restore to good condition; renew
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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stupefy     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
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torrid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
existing, happening, or done at the same time
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
adjust again after an initial failure
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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