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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
agile     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
difficult to handle or manage
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
request for help; excuse or pretext
act that violates of the rules of a sport
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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pierce; go through; permeate
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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convert     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
change something into another form; transform
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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embark     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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expanse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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ferry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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occur at the same time as; correspond
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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immunity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
someone who has given long service
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
wetness caused by water
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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invaluable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
free from deceit; sincere; honest
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
engage the services of; put to work; apply
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
connect or join together; combine
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
a physical attack; onslaught
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
a widely known person; the state of being well known
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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alter; make partial or minor changes to
give as gift; present
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
wetness caused by water
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trek     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
any substance used to make soil more fertile
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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