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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
acquaintance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
one of a class of agricultural laborers; a country person
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
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annexation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
the formal act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation; incorporation by joining or uniting
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
four people considered as a unit; the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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bailiwick     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
hardship; state of extreme poverty
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction; a branch of knowledge
the act of operating on living animals, especially in scientific research
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bisect     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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give a brief statement of the main points of something
make too high an estimate of
cut in half or cut in two
attack with abusive language; vilify
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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controversial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement; disputable
showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
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decadence     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a man of refinement
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disastrous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
in a way that is not habitual or common
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
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eke     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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supplement with great effort; add to; augment
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
make too high an estimate of
act as a friend to someone by offering help or support
list each one; mention one by one
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flue     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
one of a class of agricultural laborers; a country person
authorized messenger or representative
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humbug     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who does not hold same religious beliefs as another
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
advance or set forth in court; association organized to promote art or science or education
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
pretentious or silly talk or writing; something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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interminable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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assiduous; industrious; hard working
mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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medical     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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completely lacking of wisdom or good sense
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
relating to the study or practice of medicine
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
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needlework     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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science that deals with mental processes and behavior
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
a creation created or assembled by needle and thread; work, such as sewing or embroidery, that is done with a needle
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overpay     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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attack with abusive language; vilify
pay too much; pay in excess of what is due
estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases
act as a patron to; support or sponsor
torment emotionally or mentally; subject to torture
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proposition     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
someone who gossips indiscreetly
a long and complicated and confusing procedure
plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation
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relic     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics
state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; arrival of the time fixed for payment
a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
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rubble     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
the property of excessive fatness
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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substantial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
without concealment or deception; honest
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
assiduous; industrious; hard working
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summarize     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
give a brief statement of the main points of something
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
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underrate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing
reappear; happen or occur again
discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine
make too low an estimate of
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