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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ailment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
sickness; illness; affliction
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
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assemble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
find or declare guilty
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
confederate; partner; collaborator
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
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crisis     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
ally; form a group or unite
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
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economical     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
without money; poor; penniless
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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ethnic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
existing or occurring before something else
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
practical and functional, not just for show
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fracas     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
lack of knowledge or education
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
act that violates of the rules of a sport
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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indomitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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without money; poor; penniless
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
late; delayed; moving slowly
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
field covered with grass; meadow
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
of or relating to nonmilitary life
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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shred     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
lack of trust or confidence
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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territory     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
large extent of land; organized portion of country
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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troublesome     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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