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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
adept     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
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callow     Speak
 
(2)
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
too many to be counted; numerous
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compression     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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long and slender with a very small internal diameter
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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contradictory     Speak
 
(4)
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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deplorable     Speak
 
(5)
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of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
unoriginal; derived from another source
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
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disintegrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
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eccentric     Speak
 
(7)
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pertaining to the universe; vast
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
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expatriate     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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finale     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
concluding part; closing section
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illegitimate     Speak
 
(10)
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
performed with a natural or offhand ease
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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irreducible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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mutation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
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ordinance     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
decree; authoritative command or order
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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portal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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reorganize     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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organize anew, as after a setback
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
pollute; make dirty or spotty
give off; send out; give out as sound
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revert     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
approve formally; confirm; verify
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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theorem     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
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vitality     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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