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 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 9K to 10K
deficiency     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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publication that appears at fixed intervals
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
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weighty     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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having relatively great weight; heavy
cold but not freezing
more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
to a moderate degree
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tout     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no support
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
cover as if with clothing
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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reliable     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to truth
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
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aggressive     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
devoid of courage or enthusiasm
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
freely; unrestrictedly; in a liberal manner
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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matron     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
a wardress in a prison
someone who listens attentively
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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germ     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
bacteria; earliest form of an organism; seed
an expression of approval and commendation
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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herb     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
written order directing a bank to pay money
a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet; cookie
an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
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inconceivable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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consistency     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
vessel for drawing up water from a well
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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dizzy     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having or causing a whirling sensation
ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
sky blue; light purplish blue
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sceptre     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a ceremonial or emblematic staff
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
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succour     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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help in a difficult situation
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
divide into cantons, of a country
make smaller
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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perverse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
conforming to truth
full of fun and high spirits
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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anniversary     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
bothersome; troublesome; irritating
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
possessed at birth; inborn
formal or ritual; ceremonious
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sidewalk     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
a paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road
the act of making something clean
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disobedience     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a person who owns something
act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
theory of numerical calculations
being unwilling to obey
quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
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therefrom     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
from that circumstance or source
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dissolve     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
make use of, sometimes unjustly
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untrue     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
pertaining to electricity; electric
not accurately fitted; not level
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