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

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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limp     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make longer; draw out; lengthen
be circulated as an unverified account
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
cover as if with clothing
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
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weighty     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
having relatively great weight; heavy
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
in an official role
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jerk     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
come into prominence; spring up; appear
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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pernicious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lacking practical experience or training
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
of or relating to or based on geology
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
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lease     Speak
 
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n.  
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the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
the condition of being considered sacred or inviolable
tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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rite     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava, gases, and dust are or have been forced out
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
a paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road
a person who changes location
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
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farce     Speak
 
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n.  
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
detailed account or description of something
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
bacteria; earliest form of an organism; seed
prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
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prosper     Speak
 
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v.  
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flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
avoid deliberately; keep away from
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer
draw back, as with fear or pain
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peaceable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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always watchful
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
conforming to truth
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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coloring     Speak
 
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n.  
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haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
brink; edge
the condition of being considered sacred or inviolable
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
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impunity     Speak
 
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n.  
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inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
particle; a very small spot ; stain
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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athletic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
prohibited by law, by official, or by accepted rules
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
strong, healthy, and good at sports
happening every night
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ancestral     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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characterized by unrest or disorder
makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable
inherited or inheritable by established rules
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
always watchful
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indolent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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cold but not freezing
incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
moved by sexual love; loving
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
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livelihood     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
nib ;horny projecting mouth of a bird
a person who owns something
subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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cruise     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
exercise authoritative control or power over
sail on the ocean, as for protection of commerce, search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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provocation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
someone who composes music as a profession
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
a small and inadequate amount
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grind     Speak
 
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v.  
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censure severely or angrily
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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dissolve     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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be a substitute
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
make sense of a language
become weaker
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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armchair     Speak
 
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n.  
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container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter
nib ;horny projecting mouth of a bird
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
chair with a support on each side for arms
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
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