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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
anticipate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
field covered with grass; meadow
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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dapper     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
existing or occurring before something else
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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efficient     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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ethnic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
lack of trust or confidence
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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immune     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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inhabit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
live in; occupy; reside in
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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pathetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
without money; poor; penniless
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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quest     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of searching for something
a widely known person; the state of being well known
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
include; surround on all sides; close in
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
keep or confine within limits
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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spasmodic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
most outstanding; highest; superior
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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troublesome     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
of or relating to nonmilitary life
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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