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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
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appalling     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
directly ahead; straightforward
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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collegiate     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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unoriginal; derived from another source
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
increasing by successive addition
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
pertaining to the universe; vast
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
improperly forward or bold; rude
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
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disreputable     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
adjust again after an initial failure
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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facetious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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finesse     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
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guerrilla     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
something that has been in a family for generations
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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impregnate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
regard with respect; favorable regard
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
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
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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neural     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
defending or protecting from disease or infection
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
increasing by successive addition
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
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opulent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
unreachable; not available; unattainable
rich and superior in quality
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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ravish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
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repudiate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
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sundry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
not liable to error; always right or accurate
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
serving or designed to reform
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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