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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
confederate; partner; collaborator
wetness caused by water
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
achieve or accomplish; gain
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
any substance used to make soil more fertile
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conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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reduce level; lower grade of something
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
provide; bestow a quality on
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
occur at the same time as; correspond
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
act of searching for something
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fluent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
thick; crowded closely together; compact
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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grudge     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
consider; think about carefully; weigh
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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impecunious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
without money; poor; penniless
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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longitude     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
a widely known person; the state of being well known
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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occasional     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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sanctuary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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slight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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uneasy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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