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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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confederate; partner; collaborator
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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assault     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
sickness; illness; affliction
a physical attack; onslaught
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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ceremony     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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consequence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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crude     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
physically weak; easily broken
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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distribute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
hand out; disseminate; allocate
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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provide; bestow a quality on
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
include; surround on all sides; close in
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epidemic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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fraudulent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
completely lacking; barren or empty
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genius     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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incongruous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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mishap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
unfortunate accident; bad luck
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
field covered with grass; meadow
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
a tiny piece of anything
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
unfortunate accident; bad luck
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
act of searching for something
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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restrain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
practical and functional, not just for show
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suitable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
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upheaval     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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