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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
abject     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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candor     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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examine closely and critically
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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cosmic     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
pertaining to the universe; vast
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delve     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
become progressively worse; decline
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
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embryo     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
something that has been in a family for generations
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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equanimity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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foible     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
person who eats too much food and drink
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
list, especially of names
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hapless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
pay back for some expense incurred
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
too many to be counted; numerous
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
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personage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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preoccupy     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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reinstate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
examine closely and critically
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
too many to be counted; numerous
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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symmetry     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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wistful     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
unoriginal; derived from another source
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