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
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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automation     Speak
 
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n.  
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appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
decree; authoritative command or order
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
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celibacy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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state of being unmarried; single life
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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consultant     Speak
 
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n.  
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an expert who gives advice
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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definitive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
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dignitary     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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dogmatic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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feign     Speak
 
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v.  
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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ferret     Speak
 
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v.  
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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grovel     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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induce     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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invoke     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
organize anew, as after a setback
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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misconception     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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obtuse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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plebeian     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
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remittance     Speak
 
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n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
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rift     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
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spasm     Speak
 
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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
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
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tier     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
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usurp     Speak
 
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v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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