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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
alter     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
achieve or accomplish; gain
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
tax on goods coming into a country
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
someone who has given long service
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
change something into another form; transform
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
someone who has given long service
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conspicuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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dainty     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a widely known person; the state of being well known
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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document     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
extend out or project in space; stick out
come into prominence; spring up; appear
provide written evidence; record in detail
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efficient     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
ally; form a group or unite
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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horde     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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marvel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
wetness caused by water
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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positive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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quench     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
hand out; disseminate; allocate
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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