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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
aggregate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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automation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
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
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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celibacy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
state of being unmarried; single life
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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credentials     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
person who eats too much food and drink
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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definitive     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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displacement     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
act of removing from office or employment
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
concluding part; closing section
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dynamic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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energetic; vigorously active
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
directly ahead; straightforward
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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equivocation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
directly ahead; straightforward
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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infatuate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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invincible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
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obituary     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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death notice; list of dead
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
capable of being accomplished or brought about
improperly forward or bold; rude
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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qualm     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
adjust again after an initial failure
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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vigil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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