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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ailment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
sickness; illness; affliction
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
extend out or project in space; stick out
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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provide; bestow a quality on
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
lower in spirits; press down
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endow     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
achieve or accomplish; gain
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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grudge     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
provide written evidence; record in detail
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
extend out or project in space; stick out
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
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hazy     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
completely lacking; barren or empty
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
easily broken; having little elasticity
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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jeopardy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
a physical attack; onslaught
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
easily broken; having little elasticity
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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pathetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
without money; poor; penniless
idealistic without regard to practicality
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
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propel     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
compute; determine; estimate
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
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reject     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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scuffle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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suitable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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