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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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befall     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
pay back for some expense incurred
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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capricious     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
expecting the worst possible outcome
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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consultant     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a journey to a sacred place
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
an expert who gives advice
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demolition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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disintegrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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duct     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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ensemble     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
act of removing from office or employment
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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frustrate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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heirloom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
something that has been in a family for generations
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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innumerable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
too many to be counted; numerous
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
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invertebrate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
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materialize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
scold harshly; criticize severely
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
come into being; become reality
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organism     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
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rebuke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
scold harshly; criticize severely
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
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revoke     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
adjust again after an initial failure
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
state of being unmarried; single life
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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waif     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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