DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 11th Grade

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High School: 11th Grade
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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High School: 11th Grade
aegis     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
science that deals with mental processes and behavior
kindly endorsement and guidance; armor plate that protects the chest
a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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allay     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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to take great pleasure or delight; make merry
pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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artisan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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necessary requirement; indispensable item
ban on commerce or other activity
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
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buttress     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make payment to; compensate
to take great pleasure or delight; make merry
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
reappear; happen or occur again
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committed     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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occurring once every year; payable once every year
by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally
in a composed and unconcerned manner
feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause, activity, or job; devoted
very enthusiastically or passionately
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cryptic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
being very thin; inferior in size or quality
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dilettante     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
narrow in outlook; related to local church community
showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
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exceptional     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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characterized or caused by inflammation; arousing to action or rebellion
unshaken in purpose; resolutely courageous
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
completely lacking of wisdom or good sense
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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expense     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
amounts paid for goods and services
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humorist     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a man of refinement
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
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intellect     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
state of being public; information to attract public notice
feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
kindly endorsement and guidance; armor plate that protects the chest
a ray of moonlight
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merriment     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
activities that are enjoyable or amusing; a gay feeling
state of being unable to pay your debts
a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
a bishop of highest rank
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ornament     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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deep ditch cut by running water, especially after a prolonged downpour
plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
amounts paid for goods and services
decoration; something used to beautify
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
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pageant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
necessary requirement; indispensable item
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
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primer     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an introductory textbook; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
hardship; state of extreme poverty
a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; a sudden sharp feeling
a final climactic stage; the decisive moment in a novel or play; a concluding action
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repugnant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
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scarce     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in a manner indicating disbelief
majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
hard to find; absent or rare; limited
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
extremely alarming; causing terror or horror
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steadfast     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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without respect; in a disdainful manner; in a proud and domineering manner
in a way that is not habitual or common
smaller than normal for its kind
animated; lively; vigorous and active
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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surreptitiously     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
improperly forward or bold; marked by casual disrespect
in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
transferable to another owner; able to be transferred to new ownership
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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uproot     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
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