Test sheet for Duolingo Vocabulary Test Online

antagonism

(1)

n. E.g. Barry showed his antagonism toward his new stepmother by ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.

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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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browse

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v. E.g. "How now, brown cow, browsing in the green, green grass." I remember lines of verse that I came across while I browse through the poetry section of bookstore.

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cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
approach; come near
find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
graze; skim or glance at casually
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
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deem

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v. E.g. I am simply going to keep looking forward and do what I deem is right.

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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
nourish; help grow or develop; foster
ban; taboo; forbid
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
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discriminate

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v. E.g. It's not just a notion when 46 states can still discriminate against same-sex couples getting married.

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plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly
make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
pollute; make dirty or spotty
pay back for some expense incurred
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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exterminate

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v. E.g. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe.

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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
destroy; step on
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
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intermittent

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a. E.g. The outdoor wedding reception had to be moved indoors to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and off all afternoon.

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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
causing damage or harm; injurious
assiduous; industrious; hard-working
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malignant

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a. E.g. An experimental development of this field is to use this ray that concentrates in malignant brain tumors.

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having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located
ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
capable of being accomplished or brought about
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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orient

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v. E.g. Philip spent his first day in Denver to orient the telescope toward the moon.

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stop; impede; shut out from view
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
fertilize by transferring pollen
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
decide upon and express in words
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perspire

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v. E.g. We perspire to keep the temperature of our internal thermostat set to an average, normal temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

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represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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shoal

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n. E.g. The boat struck a shoal and fetched up all standing.

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great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
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principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank or sandbar
a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen
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succession

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n. E.g. Respondents were shown two products in succession and asked whether they were somehow connected.

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a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen
graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence
quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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transfuse

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v. E.g. "I think that to transfuse emotion," he writes, "to set up in the reader's sense a vibration corresponding to what was felt by the writer's is the peculiar function of poetry."

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pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
rise; increase in extent or intensity
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