LEVEL C, UNITS 4-6 CUMULATIVE VOCABULARY TEST

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to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

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to feel or express regret or disapproval

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of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

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to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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to remove, drive out of a position or place

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full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

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lying face down; inclined, likely

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a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

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a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

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serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

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to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

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a person or thing of no importance

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elaborately decorated; showily splendid

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to read thoroughly and carefully

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a high point of land extending into water

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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

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to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

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a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

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filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

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not able to be heard

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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

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highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

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more than enough, large, spacious

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a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

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to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

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humorous, not meant seriously

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without restraint or control; unselective

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an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

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common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class

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nearness, closeness

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to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

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embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

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an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization

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to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

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cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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to exclude from a group, banish, send away

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forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

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able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

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great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow

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to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

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delicate skill; tact and cleverness

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frank, direct, straightforward

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to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

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a pen name, name assumed by a writer

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to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

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to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

to feel or express regret or disapproval

of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

to remove, drive out of a position or place

full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

lying face down; inclined, likely

a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

a person or thing of no importance

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

to read thoroughly and carefully

a high point of land extending into water

a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

not able to be heard

crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

more than enough, large, spacious

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

humorous, not meant seriously

without restraint or control; unselective

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class

nearness, closeness

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization

to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

to exclude from a group, banish, send away

forewarning or foreboding of a future event

an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

a person or thing carrying the blame for others

withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow

to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

delicate skill; tact and cleverness

frank, direct, straightforward

to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

a pen name, name assumed by a writer

to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

bold, determined; firm