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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
appoint     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
be superior; distinguish oneself
pierce; go through; permeate
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
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blossom     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
sickness; illness; affliction
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
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competing     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
having the ability required for a specific task
physically weak; easily broken
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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dapper     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
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ease     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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expanse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
ally; form a group or unite
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
free from deceit; sincere; honest
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
without money; poor; penniless
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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inflate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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marvel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
difficult to handle or manage
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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quest     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
act of searching for something
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
tax on goods coming into a country
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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skeptic     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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synthesis     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
someone who has given long service
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
any substance used to make soil more fertile
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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