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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
accede     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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detect; perceive or recognize something
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
disparage or depreciate; put down
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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assay     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
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augment     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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chamber     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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cleave     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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outlive; live or last longer than
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
help bring about; make less difficult
make rich; richen; improve
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cursory     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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currently in progress; traveling by foot
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
incompatible; not able to be resolved
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
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durable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
not able to be traveled or crossed
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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evaporate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
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forage     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
serve as an example of; embody
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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ghastly     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
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impel     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make rich; richen; improve
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
throw into disorder; break the array of.
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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inscribe     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
produce; give rise to
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luscious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
sky blue; light purplish blue
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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offense     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
offensive or insulting treatment
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
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overt     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
open to view; not secret or hidden
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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precipice     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
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rejuvenate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
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revenge     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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taciturn     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
easily approachable; warmly friendly
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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velocity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
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