DIY Vocabulary Test - Word Frequency: from 9K to 10K

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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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bleak     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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inherited or inheritable by established rules
characterized by unrest or disorder
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
unprincipled; lacking honesty
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epistle     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
a writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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lawless     Speak
 
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lax in enforcing laws
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
from that circumstance or source
to or from every one of two or more
not accurately fitted; not level
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rout     Speak
 
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v.  
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
make smaller
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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brake     Speak
 
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n.  
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swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
a piece of mechanism for stopping motion by friction
of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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ratio     Speak
 
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n.  
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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
written order directing a bank to pay money
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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sporting     Speak
 
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exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
having or using the power to produce speech or sound
unconventional in an artistic way
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alacrity     Speak
 
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n.  
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
competition; the act of competing as for profit or a prize
a writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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clump     Speak
 
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n.  
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a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; sound of heavy treading
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
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dye     Speak
 
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v.  
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soften, make mellow
forage food
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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trait     Speak
 
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n.  
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imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
being unwilling to obey
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tackle     Speak
 
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a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
equipment required for a task or sport
an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
long thick hair growing from the neck or around face of animal, like horse or lion
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tarry     Speak
 
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v.  
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
make sense of a language
blow hard and loudly
draw back, as with fear or pain
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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artful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
apart from others
conforming to truth
lax in enforcing laws
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
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livelihood     Speak
 
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n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
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invest     Speak
 
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v.  
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
put clothe on, as with office or authority; place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; endow; lay out money or capital in business
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smite     Speak
 
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cover as if with clothing
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
sail on the ocean, as for protection of commerce, search of an enemy, or for pleasure
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
affect suddenly with deep feeling
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grind     Speak
 
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v.  
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open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
make larger
be circulated as an unverified account
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
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passport     Speak
 
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n.  
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the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
landing place; platform built out from shore into water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
worship of idols; excessive admiration
any substance that can be used as food
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stalwart     Speak
 
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
providing freedom from worry
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
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