DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 12th Grade

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High School: 12th Grade
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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High School: 12th Grade
abstruse     Speak
 
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expecting the worst possible outcome
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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bogus     Speak
 
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sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
having a good reputation; honorable
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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charlatan     Speak
 
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n.  
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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crucial     Speak
 
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having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
serving or designed to reform
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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delve     Speak
 
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v.  
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to give an account or tell the story of
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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dictum     Speak
 
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n.  
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substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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emit     Speak
 
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v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
give off; send out; give out as sound
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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expressive     Speak
 
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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formulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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decide upon and express in words
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
give off; send out; give out as sound
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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grotesque     Speak
 
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full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
improperly forward or bold; rude
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
directly ahead; straightforward
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induce     Speak
 
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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lucid     Speak
 
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exceedingly or unbelievably great
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
not liable to error; always right or accurate
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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negotiate     Speak
 
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v.  
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go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
discuss the terms of an arrangement
place over something else; place on top of
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oratory     Speak
 
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n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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plebeian     Speak
 
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insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
too many to be counted; numerous
directly ahead; straightforward
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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querulous     Speak
 
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
consistent with; based on; using reason
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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roster     Speak
 
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n.  
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
list, especially of names
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sterile     Speak
 
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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tart     Speak
 
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n.  
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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
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waif     Speak
 
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an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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