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 Test Questions
High School: 11th Grade
absence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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state of being absent; state of being away
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
a long and complicated and confusing procedure
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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aperture     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
pretentious or silly talk or writing; something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
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bane     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
someone who gossips indiscreetly
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
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bickering     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions, often living miserably
the respect with which a person is held; an approximate calculation of quantity; a judgment of the qualities
a quarrel about petty points
freedom from risk or danger; safety
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commissioner     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
the ceremonial induction into a position; the act of starting a new operation or practice
hardship; state of extreme poverty
someone who gossips indiscreetly
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delegate     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
freedom from risk or danger; safety
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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dire     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; causing fear or dread or terror
transferable to another owner; able to be transferred to new ownership
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
offensive to the mind; unequivocally detestable
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emphatically     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
without question and beyond doubt
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
in or into the highest position; in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; at or nearest to the top
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extrapolate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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give a brief statement of the main points of something
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases
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importune     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
belong; have connection with, or dependence on
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inviolable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
lacking power; without ability, influence, or power
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
impossible to forget; very memorable
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lightning     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere
one of a class of agricultural laborers; a country person
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
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mortgage     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
someone who gossips indiscreetly
necessary requirement; indispensable item
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation
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peaceable     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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occurring once every year; payable once every year
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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predominant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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in a prominent way; in a manner tending to attract attention
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
very enthusiastically or passionately
large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
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resolutely     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness
worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
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specimen     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a final climactic stage; the decisive moment in a novel or play; a concluding action
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
a social occasion with special entertainments or performances
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stagnate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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deem to be; connect closely and often incriminatingly; look at attentively
contradict; give a false impression
attack with abusive language; vilify
be idle; exist in a changeless situation; stand still; cease to flow; stand without moving
do something to an excessive degree
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synonymous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
being very thin; inferior in size or quality
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
in or into the highest position; in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; at or nearest to the top
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toil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road or railroad over a valley
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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