DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 12th Grade

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High School: 12th Grade
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High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
mental keenness; quickness of perception
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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brandish     Speak
 
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v.  
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move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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compression     Speak
 
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n.  
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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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confound     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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definitive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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deteriorate     Speak
 
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v.  
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give off; send out; give out as sound
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
become progressively worse; decline
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encampment     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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exacerbate     Speak
 
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v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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gainsay     Speak
 
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v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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heirloom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
something that has been in a family for generations
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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intolerant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
queer; amusingly odd; comical
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
differing in some characteristics; various
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mechanization     Speak
 
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n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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passive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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preoccupy     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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readjust     Speak
 
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
adjust again after an initial failure
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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saturate     Speak
 
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
organize anew, as after a setback
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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solitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
humanistic study of language and literature
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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taint     Speak
 
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v.  
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arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
discuss the terms of an arrangement
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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vigilant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
existing, happening, or done at the same time
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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