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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
mental keenness; quickness of perception
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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callow     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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essential or necessary for completeness; entire
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
pertaining to the universe; vast
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charisma     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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convulsion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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decorous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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disuse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
an epic poem adapted for recitation
god; divinity; supernatural things
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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dynamic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
energetic; vigorously active
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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expressly     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
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flange     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
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hypocrite     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
place over something else; place on top of
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
not liable to error; always right or accurate
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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minutiae     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
death notice; list of dead
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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pensive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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prestige     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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ravish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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saturate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
come into being; become reality
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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superimpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
organize anew, as after a setback
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
give off; send out; give out as sound
place over something else; place on top of
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wan     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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