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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
confederate; partner; collaborator
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
difficult to handle or manage
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
breaking of contract or duty
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
narrate or tell; count over again
occur at the same time as; correspond
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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reduce level; lower grade of something
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
narrate or tell; count over again
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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displace     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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employ     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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fissure     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
sickness; illness; affliction
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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indomitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
a widely known person; the state of being well known
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peculiar     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
free from deceit; sincere; honest
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
unfortunate accident; bad luck
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
change something into another form; transform
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rampage     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
consent; approval to do something
large extent of land; organized portion of country
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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sincere     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
relating to health or the protection of health
careful about money; economical
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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supplement     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
consider; think about carefully; weigh
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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trace     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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