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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 6K to 7K
troublesome     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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bad; unfortunate
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
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torrent     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin; a surge in problems
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
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greet     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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be perceived by
dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
provide; bestow a quality on
set forth; set out to public view
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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mantle     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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danger; risk
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; broad smile
loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelop
chief officer of a shire or county, to be entrusted the execution of the laws
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
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vigor     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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energetic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
active; brisk; vigorous
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kick     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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copy the actions, appearance, or speech of; use or follow something from a model
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
break violently or noisily; smash
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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pretext     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
rising again; resumption of vigor; act of rising from the dead or returning to life
beat; rhythm; rate at which heart beats;
end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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prodigious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
lacking in usefulness or value
discolored; dirty; having a stain
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior
very severe
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prescribed     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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developed or executed with care and in minute detail
curative; natural process by which the body repairs itself
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
in an effectual manner
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desolation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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height; status; high level of respect
a violent and destructive blowing apart of something
building for confinement of persons held in lawful custody
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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admirably     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lacking clarity or distinctness
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
in way that arouses or deserves respect and approval;
showing or giving mercy
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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bored     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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in a sincere and heartfelt manner
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
uninterested because of frequent exposure
in an intense manner
everywhere
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inspire     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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exercise authoritative control or power over
encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
come into existence; take on form or shape
give a long, loud, piercing cry
attempt by employing effort; try to do something
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censure     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
provide; bestow a quality on
get temporarily
move or run rapidly or carelessly, as by a quadruped, particularly by a horse lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds
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punctuation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a small lake
marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words into sentences, clauses, and phrases
hereditary nobility; privileged class
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
a person who has defeated all rivals in a competition
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pm     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
after noon
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
certainly; undoubtedly
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advocate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
come into existence; take on form or shape
go up or climb; rise through the air; mount
move or run rapidly or carelessly, as by a quadruped, particularly by a horse lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds
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devout     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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fling     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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travel upon or across
encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
give a long, loud, piercing cry
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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