DIY Vocabulary Test - Word Frequency: from 8K to 9K

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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impending     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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for a limited time only
close in time; about to occur; approaching
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
of or pertaining to a bride
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sickly     Speak
 
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major; most important, powerful, or influential; outweighing
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
unhealthy looking
improperly forward or bold; marked by casual disrespect
firmly established by nature or habit
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lifeless     Speak
 
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deprived of life; no longer living
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
marked by repeated turns and bends
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prone     Speak
 
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any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
capable or worthy of being perceived
dreamy in mood or nature
fair; showing lack of favoritism
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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fervent     Speak
 
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stimulating or exalting to the spirit
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
of or pertaining to a bride
of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
in a weary manner
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haze     Speak
 
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n.  
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one whose job is to kill animals for food
revelation; indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
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detain     Speak
 
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v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
treat in a tank
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
move or cause to move rapidly around and around
take in food; used of animals only
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climax     Speak
 
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n.  
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women as a class
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
helps something to happen more quickly
a flat float made of logs or planks; a large number or amount or extent
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ludicrous     Speak
 
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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
upright in position or posture
not direct in manner, language, behavior, or action
incapable of being described
demanding much work or care; tedious
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plank     Speak
 
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n.  
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a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
board; lumber
insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
trousers ending above the knee
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maxim     Speak
 
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n.  
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the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor
chronological record of the events of successive years
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
feeling of being perplexed and confused;
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gaunt     Speak
 
(12)
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capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
elliptic; rounded like an egg
not safe to eat
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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fiend     Speak
 
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n.  
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane
the quality of being of practical use
space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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diplomacy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a single thing or person
difficult or unpleasant conditions of life
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; guardian; keeper
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login     Speak
 
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v.  
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come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
enter a computer
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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womanhood     Speak
 
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n.  
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group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
women as a class
brief statement that presents the main points
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
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originality     Speak
 
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n.  
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novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
passageway through or under something, usually underground
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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delirium     Speak
 
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n.  
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acting in a manner that is gentle and mild
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.
mental disorder marked by confusion
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wistful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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battalion     Speak
 
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n.  
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meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
a large indefinite number
a food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds
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