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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
most outstanding; highest; superior
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
difficult to handle or manage
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
provide; bestow a quality on
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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digest     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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ease     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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epidemic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
change something into another form; transform
ally; form a group or unite
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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fissure     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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hatch     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
breed; emerge from the egg
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
physically weak; easily broken
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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lash     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
lack of knowledge or education
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
without money; poor; penniless
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
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outstanding     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
distinguished from others in excellence
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
find or declare guilty
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
breed; emerge from the egg
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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shabby     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having many talents; capable of working in many fields
every two years; lasting or living for two years
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
distinguished from others in excellence
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
wetness caused by water
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trace     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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