DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 12th Grade

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High School: 12th Grade
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
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cajole     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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conclusive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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directly ahead; straightforward
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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concurrence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
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denigrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
approve formally; confirm; verify
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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diaphragm     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
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effusion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
a journey to a sacred place
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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esteem     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
give off; send out; give out as sound
regard with respect; favorable regard
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flail     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
discuss the terms of an arrangement
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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illegitimate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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inkling     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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liquidate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
approve formally; confirm; verify
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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narcotic     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
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permeate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
exceedingly or unbelievably great
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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readjust     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
approve formally; confirm; verify
adjust again after an initial failure
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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reprove     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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theorem     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
an expert who gives advice
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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