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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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bogus     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
not liable to error; always right or accurate
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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clientele     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
an epic poem adapted for recitation
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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convivial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
increasing by successive addition
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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deference     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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disintegrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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expedite     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
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focal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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humdrum     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
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indisposed     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
differing in some characteristics; various
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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irony     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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misconception     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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renovate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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restore to good condition; renew
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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revert     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
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stability     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
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theorem     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
humanistic study of language and literature
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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vigilant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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