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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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shortage of food; starvation
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
confederate; partner; collaborator
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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blockade     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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bluster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
a tiny piece of anything
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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corral     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
a widely known person; the state of being well known
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
live in; occupy; reside in
include; surround on all sides; close in
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felicitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
physically weak; easily broken
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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lower in spirits; press down
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
find or declare guilty
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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loot     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
journey organized for a particular purpose
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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journey organized for a particular purpose
consent; approval to do something
a tiny piece of anything
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
inflammation of the lungs
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provoke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
connect or join together; combine
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
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tidy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
relating to health or the protection of health
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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