DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 10th Grade

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High School: 10th Grade
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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High School: 10th Grade
abrasion     Speak
 
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n.  
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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anarchy     Speak
 
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n.  
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soldier placed on guard; guard
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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astounding     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by precise accordance with details
surprisingly impressive or notable; shocking
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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benign     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
kindly; favorable; not malignant
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commiserate     Speak
 
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v.  
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pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
feel or express pity or sympathy for
make rich; richen; improve
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
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debacle     Speak
 
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n.  
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assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
sudden downfall; complete disaster
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
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echelon     Speak
 
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n.  
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mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
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elucidate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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fend     Speak
 
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v.  
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write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
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grimace     Speak
 
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n.  
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voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated; defense; evidence or statements that justify a claim or belief
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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inaugurate     Speak
 
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v.  
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
detect; perceive or recognize something
become aware of through the senses; detect
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
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jabber     Speak
 
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v.  
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
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malfunction     Speak
 
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n.  
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check list; a collection of resources
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
small leaf; leaf like organ or part
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outrage     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
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overwrought     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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extremely disturbed from emotion
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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preponderance     Speak
 
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n.  
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
superiority in numbers or amount
essential quality; reputation; honor
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
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receptacle     Speak
 
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n.  
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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
specialized knowledge; expert skill
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
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restive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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session     Speak
 
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n.  
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meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
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tract     Speak
 
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n.  
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durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
essential quality; reputation; honor
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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