Test sheet for Duolingo Vocabulary Test Online

albeit

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ad. E.g. This question bothers me, albeit from a different perspective.

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even though; although; notwithstanding
echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
increasing by successive addition
varied; miscellaneous
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chisel

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v. E.g. That crook wanted to chisel me out of a hundred dollars when he sold me that "marble" statue he'd cut out of some cheap hunk of rock.

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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
confront; oppose
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
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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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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
depict; describe; draw
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discrepancy

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n. E.g. The police noticed an obvious discrepancy in his description of the crime and did not believe him.

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lack of consistency; difference
deep opening in the earth surface
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit
assemble without order or sense; confused multitude of things; chaos; mess; mixture
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funnel

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n. E.g. I need a funnel to pour petrol into the tank.

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overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
helps something to happen more quickly
an event that happens
passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
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interval

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n. E.g. The first week, it spouted every five hours, but recently the interval is eight hours.

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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
sign or notice for display in a public place; small card or plaque, such as nameplate on a door
a parallelogram with four right angles
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
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mercantile

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a. E.g. The ultimate purpose of mercantile policy was to enhance national strength, provide self-sufficiency, and pay for military power.

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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
having many sides; many-sided
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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noxious

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a. E.g. We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.

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not told; not related; not revealed
foremost in importance; supreme in rank
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
harmful to living things; injurious to health
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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paraphrase

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v. E.g. In 250 words or less, paraphrase this article.

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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
decree or designate beforehand; fate
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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shear

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v. E.g. You may not care to cut a sheep's hair, but they shear sheep for Little Bo Peep.

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bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
bring heavy destruction on; devastate
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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subdue

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v. E.g. Cops shouldn't use it to subdue people who are not carrying weapons and present no threat.

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quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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varied

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a. E.g. The entire valley at my right hand was full of pasture- fields, and cornfields, and wood; and a glittering stream ran zigzag through the varied shades of green, the mellowing grain, and the somber woodland, the clear and sunny lea.

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able to live both on land and in water
differed; diversified; various
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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