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 Test Questions
High School: 10th Grade
agglomeration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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superiority in numbers or amount
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
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apprehension     Speak
 
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n.  
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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
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awe     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
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browbeat     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
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colloquial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
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critique     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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efface     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
become aware of through the senses; detect
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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evoke     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
bring out; arouse; call forth
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
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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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hoodwink     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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infatuated     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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suitable for servant; having low nature
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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irrepressible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
profitable; producing good profit
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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luscious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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ostracize     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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pedestal     Speak
 
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n.  
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architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
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precipice     Speak
 
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n.  
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cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
going from one state of action to another
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
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rectitude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
specialized knowledge; expert skill
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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retaliate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
make rich; richen; improve
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
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solicitous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
rubbing away; tending to grind down
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
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tether     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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block legislation by making long speeches
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
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