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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adorn     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
provide; bestow a quality on
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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achieve or accomplish; gain
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
come into prominence; spring up; appear
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
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convict     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
find or declare guilty
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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diminish     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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keep or confine within limits
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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economical     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
physically weak; easily broken
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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extreme     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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feat     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
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genius     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
inflammation of the lungs
ally; form a group or unite
request for help; excuse or pretext
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
being in low spirits; depressed
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reconnaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
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salvage     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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occur at the same time as; correspond
achieve or accomplish; gain
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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slight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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tariff     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
tax on goods coming into a country
inflammation of the lungs
sickness; illness; affliction
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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