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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
abysmal     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
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brandish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
discuss the terms of an arrangement
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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conclusive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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serving or designed to reform
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
not liable to error; always right or accurate
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
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concurrence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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deficient     Speak
 
(5)
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decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
not liable to error; always right or accurate
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diaphragm     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
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dynamic     Speak
 
(7)
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repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
energetic; vigorously active
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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extradition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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humanistic study of language and literature
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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foment     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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illegitimate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
too many to be counted; numerous
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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inquisitive     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
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irreducible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
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negotiate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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discuss the terms of an arrangement
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
complete view in every direction.
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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opulent     Speak
 
(14)
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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
rich and superior in quality
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
decree; authoritative command or order
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
god; divinity; supernatural things
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
list, especially of names
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torso     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
body excluding head and neck and limbs
list, especially of names
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
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variable     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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