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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
apathetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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simple and healthful and close to nature
consistent with; based on; using reason
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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atrocious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
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clientele     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
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culminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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deference     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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diverse     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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essential or necessary for completeness; entire
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
differing in some characteristics; various
expecting the worst possible outcome
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embellish     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
regard with respect; favorable regard
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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expedite     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
regard with respect; favorable regard
adjust again after an initial failure
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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focal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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gratify     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
complete view in every direction.
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
examine closely and critically
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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insufferable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
defending or protecting from disease or infection
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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minutiae     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
mental keenness; quickness of perception
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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overture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
decree; authoritative command or order
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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readjust     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
adjust again after an initial failure
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
discuss the terms of an arrangement
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
examine closely and critically
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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stupor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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taint     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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