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Vocabulary Pre-Test

B - Vocabulary Pre-test Instructions: Check the best definitions, but DO NOT GUESS.
01. ABSTAIN 13. COINCIDENCE 25. DEFICIENT 37. EXTRAPOLATE
refrain from hiding place incomplete add people
go forth happy scene little effort extend data
take away equal value without cause give more
show off chance event contrary jump over
02. ABSTRACT 14. COMMUTATIVE 26. DENOTE 38. FALLACY
part of a yard out of town point out fancy lace
take away in any order take back delicate feature
only in the mind over the hill hold on false reasoning
put aside at another time write off weak link
03. ACCORD 15. COMPILE 27. DEPLETE 39. FORMIDABLE
heavy string collect smooth out made to order
harmonious associate make empty put to test
agreement decay run over shaped to fit
authority put forth pull under hard to handle
04. ADVOCATE 16. COMPONENT 28. DEVIATE 40. FUTILE
announce piece of music consume hidden
find out time of opening differ useless
argue for part of whole misplace shiny
discourage unit of weight wonder hard
05. ALLEVIATE 17. COMPOSITE 29. DIVERSE 41. GENERALIZATION
raise up distinct parts various inference
forgive another piece poetic commander
make lighter written out jump in excuse
improve musical pass out creation
06. ANECDOTE 18. CONCISE 30. DOCTRINE 42. HAPHAZARD
hang around neck minimal words stated as belief dangerous place
brief true story exactly right act as one without any order
tall, leafy tree extremely sharp fixed as ordered beside the point
small, noisy dog easy way think as another strange event
07. APPREHENSIVE 19. CONSISTENT 31. DOMAIN 43. HEMISPHERE
almost finished agreeing curved roof half a sphere
very grateful troublesome open sea form a circle
dread future come up empty major point like a ball
handle carefully make up whole area included with a ring
08. ARRAY 20. CONSPICUOUS 32. ELABORATE 44. IMPERATIVE
empty, hopeless with enthusiasm work hard barely enough
point, meaning easy to see spend wisely very necessary
order, grouping secret plan easily seen certainly true
bright, visible good for nothing highly detailed easily missed
09. ASSERT 21. CONSTITUTE 33. ENDOW 45. INDIFFERENT
give off take in more finish completely without interest
declare break in pieces call loudly not changed
imagine come up empty handle carefully without notice
increase make up whole given naturally not welcome
10. BENEVOLENT 22. CONVEY 34. ENHANCE 46. INGENUITY
loud, angry carry hold in hand not genuine
soft, comfortable pieces of paper put in order bright object
kind, generous cheat stand in way clever invention
easy, simple see with mirror raise in degree working motor
11. CHRONIC 23. CRUCIAL 35. EVOKE 47. INHERENT
heavy/bulky smooth bring together natural part
short/sharp decisive call forth female relative
lasting/frequent painful send away monthly payment
bright/shiny vigorous put aside pretty scene
12. CHRONOLOGICAL 24. DECISIVE 36. EXCERPT 48. INHIBIT
logical order slices meat other than declare
time order settles question without include
order of size raises doubts passage from restrain
order or color removes weight annoy display
49. INSTINCT 61. NOMINAL 73. QUERY 85. STIMULATE
developed sense for one time question help recover
natural odor with feeling different give relief
learned skill in name only uneasy cause action
inborn impulse by chance pit make delayed
50. INTENSIVE 62. OBJECTIVE 74. RANDOM 86. SUBSEQUENT
large number complaint with pleasure enough
high degree pointed without merit around
strong defense weapon with haste following
deep thought real without design beneath
51. INTERACT 63. OBSCURE 75. RATIONAL 87. SUBTLE
act on each other not clear by authority clear, shining
come between not cured with reason closed, locked
contained within not careful for certain fine, cunning
be in favor not square in portions under, buried
52. INTRICATE 64. PERSPECTIVE 76. RECIPROCAL 88. SUSCEPTIBLE
very small hiding place by the rules easily affected
very easy ship-shape out of step wrongly placed
very sure searching old time's sake badly beaten
very involved size-wise to each other hardly noticed
53. INVERSE 65. PHENOMENON 77. REFRAIN 89. SYMMETRICAL
backwards observed event do it again sides equal
inward strange person fill up half circle
rhyming evil thought get some more top open
upright strong belief keep from doing not square
54. LEGITIMATE 66. PORTRAY 78. RELENT 90. SYSTEMATIC
in favor of describe more broken fair
strange person carry lend again deceiving
by the rules injure less severe orderly
with two legs deceive take back self-controlled
55. LIBERAL 67. PREDOMINANT 79. REQUISITE 91. TACTICS
generous encircled questioned turn toward wind
happy childish located use of resources
demanding earlier required part of insect
written superior desired game with squares
56. LITERAL 68. PRESCRIBE 80. RESPECTIVELY 92. TANGIBLE
easily seen guide action done w/grace can be eaten
exact wording before starting part of story can be believed
whole group write down shown to elders can be felt
very messy give forth each in order can be used
57. MAGNITUDE 69. PREVAIL 81. RITUAL 93. TERMINATE
beauty gain dominance accident station
size first layer ceremony finish
shape early days belief dispose
temperature hidden glance fight instruct
58. MANIPULATE 70. PREVALENT 82. SENSORY 94. TRANSITION
make by hand widespread of the senses agreement
go forever hopeful in the mind portion
take up slack attractive for well-being change
use with skill early with pleasure gears
59. MODERATE 71. PROFOUND 83. SIMULTANEOUS 95. VIRTUAL
about right great knowledge without delay of morality
not extreme strong argument at same time by nature
very new very wealthy for all time with skill
average grade early discovery many sided in effect
60. MONOTONOUS 72. PRUDENT 84. STATIONARY 96. VITALITY
single person studious place to stop weight
unvarying tone sensible not moving healthfulness
barely enough proper very impressive importance
widely known deep scar writing paper liveliness

Check your answers against the following key. These are the least familiar high-school level-3 words, but you need to know all of them.

abstain...refrain from instinct...inborn impulse
abstract...only in the mind intensive...high degree
accord...agreement interact...act on each other
advocate...argue for intricate...very involved
alleviate...make lighter inverse...backwards
anecdote...brief true story legitimate...by the rules
apprehensive...dread future liberal...generous
array...order, grouping literal...exact wording
assert...declare magnitude...size
benevolent...kind, generous manipulate...use with ski
chronic...lasting/frequent moderate...not extreme
chronological...time order monotonous...unvarying tone
coincidence...chance event nominal...in name only
commutative...in any order objective...real
compile...collect obscure...not clear
component...part of whole perspective...size-wise
composite...distinct parts phenomenon...observed event
concise...minimal words portray...describe
consistent...agreeing predominant...superior
conspicuous...easy to see prescribe...guide action
constitute...make up whole prevail...gain dominance
convey...carry prevalent...widespread
crucial...decisive profound...great knowledge
decisive...settles question prudent...sensible
deficient...incomplete query...question
denote...point out random...without design
deplete...make empty rational...with reason
deviate...differ reciprocal...to each other
diverse...various refrain...keep from doing
doctrine...stated as belief relent...take back
domain...area included requisite...required
elaborate...highly detailed respectively...each in order
endow...given naturally ritual...ceremony
enhance...raise in degree sensory...of the senses
evoke...call forth simultaneous...at same time
excerpt...passage from stationary...not moving
extrapolate...extend data stimulate...cause action
fallacy...false reasoning subsequent...following
formidable...hard to handle subtle...fine, cunning
futile...useless susceptible...easily affected
generalization...inference symmetrical...sides equal
haphazard...w/out any order systematic...orderly
hemisphere...half a sphere tactics...use of resources
imperative...very necessary tangible...can be felt
indifferent...w/out interest terminate...finish
ingenuity...clever invention transition...change
inherent...natural part virtual...in effect
inhibit...restrain vitality...liveliness


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Derek Hamilton
2000-09-05