Reading & Writing

Question 1

Abate

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v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

Question 2

Abysmal

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adj. extremely bad

Question 3

Acquisition

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n. the act of gaining a skill or possession of something

Question 4

Adept

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adj. having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)

Question 5

Adequate

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adj. having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose

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Advent

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n. the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)

Question 7

Adversarial

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adj. relating to hostile opposition (treating everyone like they are your enemies)

Question 8

Agitate

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v. to promote something (usu. a cause)

Question 9

Allude

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v. to make a secretive mention of something

Question 10

Altercation

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n. a noisy argument or confrontation

Question 11

Ambiguous

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adj. unclear or vague in meaning

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Ambitious

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adj. having a powerful desire for success or achievement

Question 13

Ambivalence

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n. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

Question 14

Analogous

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adj. similar but not identical

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Annihilate

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v. to destroy or cause devastating destruction

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Anomaly

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n. something different from the norm

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Anticipate

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v. assume to be likely to happen

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Antipathy

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n. a strong feeling of dislike

Question 19

Apex

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n. the highest point of something

Question 20

Apprehension

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n. fearful expectation of something

Question 21

Articulate

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v. to clearly express in words

Question 22

Artificial

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adj. something made; not occurring naturally

Question 23

Avid

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adj. actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

Question 24

Bias

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n. a preconception that prevents objectivity

Question 25

Bolster

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v. to support, strengthen, or fortify

Question 26

Brawl

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n. an intense, loud fight v. to fight loudly and disruptively

Question 27

Brevity

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n. the quality of being brief or terse (no need in words)

Question 28

Candid

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adj. direct, blunt (straightforward)

Question 29

Candor

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n. the trait of being honest and frank

Question 30

Civic

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adj. relating to the city or citizens

Question 31

Clinical

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adj. emotionally unattached (usu. used in medical or scientific setting)

Question 32

Clout

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n. special advantage or power Ex: Children of rich and famous people often believe they have a lot of clout.

Question 33

Coarse

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adj. indicating a rough texture adj. lacking refinement or sophistication Ex: The horse’s mane was coarse, as if it had never been washed. The queen’s coarse way of speaking surprised the other members of royalty.

Question 34

Coincide

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v. to happen at the same time Ex: It wasn’t until after I booked my ticket that I realized the concert coincided with my finals.

Question 35

Comparable

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adj. able to be compared

Question 36

Competent

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adj. sufficiently qualified

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Complacent

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adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve Ex: Though he had never won any awards or even been published, he was complacent with his life as a poet.

Question 38

Complement

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v. to make perfect or complete Ex:This wine perfectly complements this platter of gourmet cheese.

Question 39

Concede

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v. to be forced to agree or surrender v. to admit to a transgression

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Conceive

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v. to imagine or come up with Ex:The plan to build the city was originally conceived in the early 1900s.

Question 41

Adjacent

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Close to, lying near (adj)

Question 42

adversity

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Misfortune, unluck (n)