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
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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befall     Speak
 
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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cognizant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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serving or designed to reform
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
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credentials     Speak
 
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n.  
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the state of something that has been unused and neglected
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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decorous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
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devastate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
spread or flow throughout; pervade
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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domination     Speak
 
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n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
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farcical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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foible     Speak
 
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n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
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heritage     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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irony     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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negotiate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
decide upon and express in words
discuss the terms of an arrangement
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
come into being; become reality
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panorama     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
complete view in every direction.
regard with respect; favorable regard
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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preoccupy     Speak
 
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v.  
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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quell     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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tawdry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
having a good reputation; honorable
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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uncouth     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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