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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 8K to 9K
impending     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
differing in some characteristics; various
close in time; about to occur; approaching
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
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imminent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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not married or related to the unmarried state
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
in like or similar manner
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inherent     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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firmly established by nature or habit
almost completely; practically; essentially
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
having been taken in marriage
filled with water
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stoop     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
continue; insist; persevere
move suddenly and rapidly
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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monopoly     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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path; track; a trodden path
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
exclusive control or possession of something; domination
offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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penance     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the sport of engaging in contests of speed
instrument for measuring temperature
the area in which something exists or lives
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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eccentric     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
having a sunken area
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
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brood     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
instrument for measuring temperature
separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
young birds hatched at one time; young children of same mother, especially if nearly of same age
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antagonist     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
a piece of metal in form of coin, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a special event
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exultation     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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draw out; flow out; waste
a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
something that is allowed or given up, often to end a disagreement; act of yielding
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peninsula     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
the naval officer in command of a military ship
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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snatch     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten; appear to move downward
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
be in action or have an effect
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sanguine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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attractive; charming
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
becoming smaller, fewer, or less;
again but in a new or different way
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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core     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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intensity or forcefulness of expression
occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
basic, center, or most important part; essence
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
a firm in the publishing business
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concentration     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
complete attention; intense mental effort
shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of ship; muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
proclaim; announces important news; messenger
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impudent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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near at hand; close in time; about to occur
filled with water
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
having been taken in marriage
improperly forward or bold; marked by casual disrespect
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allude     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
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intricate     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
not safe to eat
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analogous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; grand; august; munificent; magnificent
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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pose     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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prevent something from entering a place or taking part in an activity; reject
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
provide funds complementary to
use recreational drugs
cure; make or get healthy again
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