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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
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cherish     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
extend out or project in space; stick out
set up or found; build
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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crimson     Speak
 
(5)
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spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
late; delayed; moving slowly
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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dispute     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
a physical attack; onslaught
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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edict     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
breaking of contract or duty
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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eternal     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
free from deceit; sincere; honest
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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horde     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
lack of knowledge or education
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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lull     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
a physical attack; onslaught
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ooze     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
pierce; go through; permeate
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
someone who has given long service
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
occur at the same time as; correspond
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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supplement     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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