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Oral Test 7/23/2007
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English
8th Grade
07/22/2007

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1. Antediluvian
Definition
Of or belonging to the time before a biblical flood [image]
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2. Acquiesce
Definition
Accepting something reluctantly but without protest
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3. Adore
Definition
Love or respect deeply; worship
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4. Blatant
Definition
Completely lacking in subtlety ; very obvious
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5. Benighted
Definition
In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance
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6. Colloquial
Definition
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary[image]
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7. Credulous
Definition
Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things
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8. Dexterous
Definition
Demonstrating neat skill, esp. with hands; mentally adroit or clever
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9. Divulge
Definition
Make known
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10. Elegy
Definition
A poem of serious reflection sometimes recited for the dead
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11. Engender
Definition
Cause or give rise to a feeling situation or condition
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12. Evoke
Definition
Bring or recall to the conscious mind
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13. Feign
Definition
Pretend to be affected by( a feeling ,state or injury)
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14. Fulsome
Definition
Complementary or flattering to an excessive degree.
Generous or abundant . Of large size or quantity
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15. Garrulous
Definition
Excessively talking especially on trivial matters
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16. Gullible
Definition
Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous
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17. Heinous
Definition
Utterly odious or wicked
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18. Haughty
Definition
Arrogantly superior or disdainful
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19. Indolent
Definition
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
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20. Indelible
Definition
Making marks that can not be removed
Not able to be forgotten or removed
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21. Intrepid
Definition
Fearless; adventurous
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22. Jocular
Definition
Humorous or playful; fond of or characterized by joking
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23. Lexicon
Definition
The vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge
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24. Lithe
Definition
Thin, supple, graceful ( esp. of a person’s body)
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25. Meander
Definition
of a person) to wander at random
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26. Mollify
Definition
Appease the anger or anxiety
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27. Lucid
Definition
Easy to understand; the ability to think clearly, especially during moments of insanity.
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28. Morose
Definition
Sullen and ill-tempered
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29. Oblique
Definition
Neither parallel or at a right angle to a specified or applied line; slanting ( geometry) acute or obtuse
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30. Odious
Definition
Extremely unpleasant; offensive
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31. Palpable
Definition
Able to be touched or felt .
Clear to the mind plain to see
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32. Pathos
Definition
A quality that evokes pity or sadness
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33. Pique
Definition
A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, esp. to one’s pride
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34. Prudent
Definition
Acting with and showing care and thought for the future
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35. Pugnacious
Definition
Quick or eager to argue; quarrel or fight
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36. Query
Definition
A question, esp. one addressed to an official or organization
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37. Rapacious
Definition
Aggressively greedy or grasping
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38. Repugnant
Definition
Extremely distasteful; unacceptable
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39. Sanguine
Definition
Cheerfully optimistic or blood thirsty
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40. Serendipity
Definition
The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
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41. Taciturn
Definition
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
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42. Torpid
Definition
Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
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43. Ubiquitous
Definition
Present or appearing everywhere.
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44. Usurp
Definition
Take the place of someone in power illegally or by force
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45. Veneer
Definition
A thin decorative wood covering
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46. Verbose
Definition
Using or expressed in more words than needed
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47. Vex
Definition
Make( someone) feel annoyed frustrated or worried
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48. Wan
Definition
of a person’s complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion
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49. Zealot
Definition
A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals
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