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
afoot     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
currently in progress; traveling by foot
marked by precise accordance with details
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
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arrange     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
exceed or surpass; leave behind
raise in rank or dignity; praise
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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avid     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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broadcast     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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constable     Speak
 
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n.  
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assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
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debacle     Speak
 
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n.  
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specialized knowledge; expert skill
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
sudden downfall; complete disaster
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detest     Speak
 
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v.  
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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epitaph     Speak
 
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n.  
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seizure by the government
offensive or insulting treatment
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
inscription on tombstone in memory
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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forehead     Speak
 
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n.  
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the part of the face above the eyes
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
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haunt     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
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indiscreet     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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lacking discretion; injudicious
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
suitable for servant; having low nature
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inventory     Speak
 
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n.  
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a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
check list; a collection of resources
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migrant     Speak
 
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open to view; not secret or hidden
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
incompatible; not able to be resolved
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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outlaw     Speak
 
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n.  
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fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
inscription on tombstone in memory
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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overt     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
currently in progress; traveling by foot
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
open to view; not secret or hidden
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preface     Speak
 
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n.  
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passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
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reclamation     Speak
 
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n.  
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act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
the part of the face above the eyes
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renege     Speak
 
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v.  
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
bring out; arouse; call forth
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
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succinct     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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turbulent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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characterized by unrest or disorder
not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
currently in progress; traveling by foot
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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