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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
apathetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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component     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
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conjure     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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dearth     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
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designate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
restore to good condition; renew
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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encampment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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an important or influential person, and often overbearing
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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equivocation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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formulate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
decide upon and express in words
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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illustrious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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inquisitive     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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lucid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
expecting the worst possible outcome
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
simple and healthful and close to nature
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manor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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perspective     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
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proficient     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
improperly forward or bold; rude
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reimburse     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
pay back for some expense incurred
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sally     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
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stupefy     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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tabulate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
to give an account or tell the story of
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
complete view in every direction.
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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