DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 10th Grade

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High School: 10th Grade
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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High School: 10th Grade
acquire     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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ascertain     Speak
 
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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avid     Speak
 
(3)
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
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browbeat     Speak
 
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bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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constable     Speak
 
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n.  
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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data     Speak
 
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n.  
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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
any substance that produces cancer
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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dismal     Speak
 
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
marked by precise accordance with details
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exalt     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
raise in rank or dignity; praise
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
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formation     Speak
 
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n.  
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superiority in numbers or amount
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
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headquarter     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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main office of large organization
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(11)
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refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
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jubilant     Speak
 
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of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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melancholy     Speak
 
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
sky blue; light purplish blue
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
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ordain     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
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pharmaceutical     Speak
 
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deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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porous     Speak
 
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skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
profitable; producing good profit
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rankle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
detect; perceive or recognize something
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safeguard     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; small ornamental piece
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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spurn     Speak
 
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v.  
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extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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velocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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