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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
amphitheater     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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clientele     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
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
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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culminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
place over something else; place on top of
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
simple and healthful and close to nature
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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docile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
defending or protecting from disease or infection
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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eminent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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equivocal     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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finale     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
concluding part; closing section
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granulate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
give off; send out; give out as sound
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
examine closely and critically
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
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inkling     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
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lucid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
increasing by successive addition
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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mechanization     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
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obnoxious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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unreachable; not available; unattainable
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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reinstate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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to give an account or tell the story of
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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respite     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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exceedingly or unbelievably great
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
directly ahead; straightforward
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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superlative     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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whet     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
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