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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
aloft     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
in or into a high place; high or higher up
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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attire     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
act of searching for something
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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consent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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breed; emerge from the egg
connect or join together; combine
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
being in low spirits; depressed
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
alter; make partial or minor changes to
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
without money; poor; penniless
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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exterminate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
provide; bestow a quality on
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genius     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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improper use or handling; misuse
sickness; illness; affliction
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
act that violates of the rules of a sport
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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incongruous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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install     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
occur at the same time as; correspond
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
breaking of contract or duty
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
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peer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
set up or found; build
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positive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having many talents; capable of working in many fields
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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protrude     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
extend out or project in space; stick out
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
keep or confine within limits
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
connect or join together; combine
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
thick; crowded closely together; compact
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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