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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 6K to 7K
troublesome     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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during the night of the present day
ready to fall asleep
very intense
as a matter of instinct or nature
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
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refrain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
be perceived by
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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stress     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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sadness because one has no friends or company
boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
headdress for men and boys; cap; a covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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gleaming     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
appear briefly
fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete
name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services
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yoke     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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propose a toast to
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; spend
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lance     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
a lack of affection or enthusiasm
land densely overgrown with tropical trees and plants
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
picture or likeness obtained by photography
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numbered     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a major road for motor transport
a small lake
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
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compel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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to hold fast or prevent from moving
exercise authoritative control or power over
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
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arisen     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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come into existence; take on form or shape
rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
take by theft
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hook     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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act of repenting, or state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do
the quantity contained in a bin
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
wetness caused by water
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into curve or at angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
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ribbon     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
the quantity contained in a bin
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monastery     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one who has legal title to something; owner
act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
pitcher; vase; small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
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pomp     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached; abstraction from worldly objects
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
the period immediately before something
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
a person who acts and gets things done
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treacherous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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strictly correctly
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
rich and superior in quality; lavish
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needful     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
gathered together or made less diffuse
necessary for relief or supply
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
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feverish     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
being by force of habit, established by long use
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior
marked by intense agitation or emotion
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retirement     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
a young unmarried woman
a major road for motor transport
short, thick first digit of human hand
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
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reject     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow an opinion; debate
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burial     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
way in which two things are connected
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
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attire     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening
perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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