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
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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open to view; not secret or hidden
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
easily approachable; warmly friendly
suitable for servant; having low nature
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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ample     Speak
 
(2)
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
injured by freezing or partial freezing
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
marked by precise accordance with details
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
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batter     Speak
 
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v.  
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beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
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catastrophe     Speak
 
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n.  
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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condolence     Speak
 
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n.  
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strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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deploy     Speak
 
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v.  
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write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
become aware of through the senses; detect
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disarray     Speak
 
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v.  
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drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
throw into disorder; break the array of.
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
read or examine, typically with great care
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
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famished     Speak
 
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impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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foreclose     Speak
 
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v.  
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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heed     Speak
 
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v.  
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
pay attention to; listen to and consider
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ignominious     Speak
 
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difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
rubbing away; tending to grind down
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
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irrevocable     Speak
 
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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minority     Speak
 
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n.  
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any epidemic disease with a high death rate
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
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oasis     Speak
 
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n.  
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person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
the part of the face above the eyes
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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perpetuate     Speak
 
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v.  
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serve as an example of; embody
make something last; preserve from extinction
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
disparage or depreciate; put down
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precarious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
currently in progress; traveling by foot
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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receptacle     Speak
 
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n.  
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
small leaf; leaf like organ or part
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
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rhetoric     Speak
 
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n.  
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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taciturn     Speak
 
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relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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tedious     Speak
 
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rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
having no adverse effect; harmless
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