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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 6K to 7K
polish     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
make something known or tell people about something officially; proclaim
ride in a chariot
remove flaws from; perfect or complete
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lesser     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
full of or producing joy
in another and different manner
of less size or importance
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detached     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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sanctioned by established authority
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
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luncheon     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
joint between the hand and the forearm
knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges
sudden mass fear and anxiety
a midday meal
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nought     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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nonexistence; nothingness; zero
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
length of time something lasts
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payable     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words into sentences, clauses, and phrases
a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
a sudden outburst of anger
blood vessel that carries blood
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famine     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a titled peer of the realm
shortage of food; starvation
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it
the act of making a list of items
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pilot     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin; a surge in problems
one who guides a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
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suspense     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
eating or drinking of something
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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honored     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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oriented toward home
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
having an illustrious reputation; respected
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
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tract     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
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navigation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
chief officer of a shire or county, to be entrusted the execution of the laws
act of repenting, or state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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hymn     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers; infancy, or very early life
song of praise or adoration, especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric
effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
total amount of money that a government or person spends
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vein     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
blood vessel that carries blood
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
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jar     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
someone who is admired and respected very much
pitcher; vase; small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
an event that happens
part of government which makes laws
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shelf     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; exact point or critical moment
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
blood vessel that carries blood
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arbitrary     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
having an illustrious reputation; respected
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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announce     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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give a long, loud, piercing cry
travel upon or across
make something known or tell people about something officially; proclaim
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
form or unite into a brigade
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rouse     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
come into existence; take on form or shape
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dynasty     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
danger; risk
succession of rulers from the same family or line
total amount of money that a government or person spends
embarrassment and shame you feel when someone makes you appear stupid
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