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 Test Questions
High School: 12th Grade
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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broach     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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clemency     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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concurrent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
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deficient     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
not liable to error; always right or accurate
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
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disintegrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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emit     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
give off; send out; give out as sound
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ensemble     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
act of removing from office or employment
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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frugal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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hapless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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infatuate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
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jargon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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mutation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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panorama     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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preoccupy     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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rebuke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
scold harshly; criticize severely
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
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symmetry     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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