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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
become aware of through the senses; detect
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amiss     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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balmy     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
profitable; producing good profit
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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caldron     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
copy or reproduction of a work of art
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
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conclave     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
a confidential or secret meeting
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
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debonair     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
unusual; not typical; not normal
freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
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dismantle     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
take apart; disassemble; tear down
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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extirpate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
make rich; richen; improve
surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
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forage     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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bring in from another country
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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glut     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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incite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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lackluster     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
suitable for servant; having low nature
dull; lacking luster or shine
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
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menial     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly
suitable for servant; having low nature
open to view; not secret or hidden
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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obsess     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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perceptible     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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invulnerable; able to withstand attack
easily approachable; warmly friendly
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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propensity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
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rejoinder     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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resilient     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lacking discretion; injudicious
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
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succumb     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
make something last; preserve from extinction
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unconscionable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
easily approachable; warmly friendly
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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