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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
amphitheater     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
concluding part; closing section
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
simple and healthful and close to nature
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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come into being; become reality
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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cosmic     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
pertaining to the universe; vast
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dearth     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
over regulated administrative system
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
humanistic study of language and literature
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diverse     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
pervading; spread throughout every part
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
differing in some characteristics; various
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
pertaining to the universe; vast
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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exuberant     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
serving or designed to reform
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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frontage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
list, especially of names
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
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heritage     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
an epic poem adapted for recitation
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
regard with respect; favorable regard
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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long and slender with a very small internal diameter
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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narrate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
give off; send out; give out as sound
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
to give an account or tell the story of
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pensive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
capable of being accomplished or brought about
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
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ravenous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
queer; amusingly odd; comical
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
pollute; make dirty or spotty
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
place over something else; place on top of
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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tart     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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