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
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
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incapable of being made smaller or simpler
expecting the worst possible outcome
improperly forward or bold; rude
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
defending or protecting from disease or infection
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brevity     Speak
 
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n.  
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involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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castigate     Speak
 
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v.  
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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cosmic     Speak
 
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not liable to error; always right or accurate
pertaining to the universe; vast
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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debutante     Speak
 
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n.  
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
young woman making formal entrance into society
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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designate     Speak
 
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v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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emancipate     Speak
 
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
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expatriate     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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frivolous     Speak
 
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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hapless     Speak
 
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
performed with a natural or offhand ease
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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incandescent     Speak
 
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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invoke     Speak
 
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v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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nefarious     Speak
 
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
rich and superior in quality
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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oratory     Speak
 
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n.  
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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pregnant     Speak
 
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expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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readjust     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
adjust again after an initial failure
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rostrum     Speak
 
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
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stance     Speak
 
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n.  
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sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
humanistic study of language and literature
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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tantalize     Speak
 
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organize anew, as after a setback
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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uncouth     Speak
 
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effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
unoriginal; derived from another source
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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