DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 10th Grade

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High School: 10th Grade
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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High School: 10th Grade
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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amiss     Speak
 
(2)
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of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
everlasting; continuing without interruption
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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balmy     Speak
 
(3)
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irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
without any clear results or proof
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caldron     Speak
 
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n.  
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very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
superiority in numbers or amount
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
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conclave     Speak
 
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n.  
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the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
a confidential or secret meeting
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
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debonair     Speak
 
(6)
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changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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dismantle     Speak
 
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v.  
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position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
take apart; disassemble; tear down
detect; perceive or recognize something
block legislation by making long speeches
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extirpate     Speak
 
(8)
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
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forage     Speak
 
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
detect; perceive or recognize something
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glut     Speak
 
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
raise in rank or dignity; praise
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incite     Speak
 
(11)
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treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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lackluster     Speak
 
(12)
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
dull; lacking luster or shine
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
sky blue; light purplish blue
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
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menial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
sky blue; light purplish blue
suitable for servant; having low nature
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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obsess     Speak
 
(14)
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keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
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perceptible     Speak
 
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suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
marked by precise accordance with details
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
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propensity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
seizure by the government
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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rejoinder     Speak
 
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n.  
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misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
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resilient     Speak
 
(18)
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
being beyond what is required or sufficient
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
characterized by unrest or disorder
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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succumb     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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unconscionable     Speak
 
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skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
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