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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
amphitheater     Speak
 
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n.  
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anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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appalling     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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collegiate     Speak
 
(3)
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
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cosmic     Speak
 
(4)
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unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
pertaining to the universe; vast
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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demented     Speak
 
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
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discretion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
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duct     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
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evasion     Speak
 
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n.  
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
an epic poem adapted for recitation
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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idiom     Speak
 
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god; divinity; supernatural things
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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insufferable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
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not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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metaphysical     Speak
 
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
consistent with; based on; using reason
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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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
list, especially of names
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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radical     Speak
 
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
existing, happening, or done at the same time
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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scrimmage     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
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slothful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
consistent with; based on; using reason
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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tirade     Speak
 
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n.  
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
an epic poem adapted for recitation
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vex     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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