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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
aesthetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
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automation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
concluding part; closing section
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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confound     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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debutante     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
young woman making formal entrance into society
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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dispense     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
adjust again after an initial failure
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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dormant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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equivocation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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flaunt     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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humdrum     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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innumerable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
queer; amusingly odd; comical
too many to be counted; numerous
unreachable; not available; unattainable
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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jargon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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mutation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
person who eats too much food and drink
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patron     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
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
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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progression     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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qualm     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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stupefy     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
become progressively worse; decline
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
restore to good condition; renew
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superimpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
place over something else; place on top of
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
restore to good condition; renew
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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ultimatum     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
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