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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
aloof     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
everlasting; continuing without interruption
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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apparition     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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one who has legal title to something; owner
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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batter     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
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bountiful     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
rubbing away; tending to grind down
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
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clique     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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small exclusive group of friends or associates
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
copy or reproduction of a work of art
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
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
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convoy     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
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edifice     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
sudden downfall; complete disaster
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
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escapade     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
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foster     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
block legislation by making long speeches
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
serve as an example of; embody
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hoodwink     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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infatuated     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
kindly; favorable; not malignant
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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languid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
open to view; not secret or hidden
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
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longevity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
a confidential or secret meeting
exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
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outlaw     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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action of trying at something
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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pestilence     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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prestigious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
having no adverse effect; harmless
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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redeem     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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scribble     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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trade goods or services without the exchange of money
provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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sobriquet     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
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tribute     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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