DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 12th Grade

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High School: 12th Grade
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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High School: 12th Grade
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(1)
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particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
too many to be counted; numerous
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
defending or protecting from disease or infection
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sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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circumspect     Speak
 
(3)
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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v.  
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examine closely and critically
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
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crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
differing in some characteristics; various
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eloquent     Speak
 
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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n.  
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involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
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n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
improperly forward or bold; rude
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listless     Speak
 
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
performed with a natural or offhand ease
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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manor     Speak
 
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n.  
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legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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increasing by successive addition
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
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decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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pertaining to the universe; vast
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
serving or designed to reform
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n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
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impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
directly ahead; straightforward
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unkempt     Speak
 
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
serving or designed to reform
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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