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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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blockade     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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calculate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
compute; determine; estimate
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
consider; think about carefully; weigh
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
change something into another form; transform
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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convert     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
change something into another form; transform
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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disrupt     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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upset; throw into confusion or disorder
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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ease     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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large extent of land; organized portion of country
a widely known person; the state of being well known
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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establish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
set up or found; build
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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firmament     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
thick; crowded closely together; compact
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
achieve or accomplish; gain
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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set up or found; build
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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terrific     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
easily broken; having little elasticity
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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toxic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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