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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
accord     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
silvery ductile metallic element
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assail     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
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barren     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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incompatible; not able to be resolved
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
injured by freezing or partial freezing
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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brazen     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
husky; muscular and heavily built
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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coax     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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raise in rank or dignity; praise
make rich; richen; improve
fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
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counterpart     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
action of trying at something
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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disparity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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endorse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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fortify     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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detect; perceive or recognize something
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
throw into disorder; break the array of.
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headquarter     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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main office of large organization
a spear with three prongs
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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ignominious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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irascible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
marked by precise accordance with details
open to view; not secret or hidden
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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lurid     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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onset     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
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parsimonious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
marked by precise accordance with details
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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prone     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
surprisingly impressive or notable; shocking
unique; extraordinary; being only one
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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rectitude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
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remnant     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
soldier placed on guard; guard
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sneer     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
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tether     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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