Nelson Denny Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Test
1. Abruptly: sudden or unexpected
2. Abstract: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
3. Admonitions: advice or warnings against faults
4. Adverse: Not helpful; harmful
5. Advocate: to recommend; to speak in favor of
6. Aesthetic: concerning the appreciation of beauty
7. Affected: pretentious; phony
8. Affronted: insulted, offended
9. Aggravated: made more severe or intense especially in law
10.Ail: to cause sickness, pain, or trouble
11.Ailment: an illness, typically a minor one
12.Aliens: immigrants living in the country who were not citizens
13.Alter: to change or modify
14.Amnesty: a pardon to a group of people
15.Analyze: to look at something carefully by attention to its parts
16.Annotate: comment; make explanatory notes
17.Apathetically: having or showing little or no emotion
18.Apothecary: druggist; pharmacist
19.Apprized: put a price upon; appraise.
20.Ascribe: to assign or refer to
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, 21.Assess: evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
22.Atonement: reparation for a wrong or injury
23.Atrophies: a wasting away; a diminution in the size of a cell, tissue,
organ, or part
24.Aural: pertaining to the ear
25.Avidly: eagerly
26.Avow: assert or confess openly
27.Belligerent: hostile and aggressive
28.Benevolent: well meaning and kindly
29.Bequest: something left to someone in a will
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1. Abruptly: sudden or unexpected
2. Abstract: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
3. Admonitions: advice or warnings against faults
4. Adverse: Not helpful; harmful
5. Advocate: to recommend; to speak in favor of
6. Aesthetic: concerning the appreciation of beauty
7. Affected: pretentious; phony
8. Affronted: insulted, offended
9. Aggravated: made more severe or intense especially in law
10.Ail: to cause sickness, pain, or trouble
11.Ailment: an illness, typically a minor one
12.Aliens: immigrants living in the country who were not citizens
13.Alter: to change or modify
14.Amnesty: a pardon to a group of people
15.Analyze: to look at something carefully by attention to its parts
16.Annotate: comment; make explanatory notes
17.Apathetically: having or showing little or no emotion
18.Apothecary: druggist; pharmacist
19.Apprized: put a price upon; appraise.
20.Ascribe: to assign or refer to
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, 21.Assess: evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
22.Atonement: reparation for a wrong or injury
23.Atrophies: a wasting away; a diminution in the size of a cell, tissue,
organ, or part
24.Aural: pertaining to the ear
25.Avidly: eagerly
26.Avow: assert or confess openly
27.Belligerent: hostile and aggressive
28.Benevolent: well meaning and kindly
29.Bequest: something left to someone in a will
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