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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
affection     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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refrain from buying or using
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
achieve or accomplish; gain
make sure or certain; insure; assure
recover; find and bring in; get back
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captive     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
give as gift; present
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
pierce; go through; permeate
reduce level; lower grade of something
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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deputy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
moisten; lessen in force or effect
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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feeble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
entire range; all notes in musical scale
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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ignite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
recover; find and bring in; get back
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
be superior; distinguish oneself
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
journey organized for a particular purpose
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
tax on goods coming into a country
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previous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
existing or occurring before something else
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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smolder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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tropical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
most outstanding; highest; superior
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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