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Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a fast, reliable, and handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. It has lots of built-in word lists to load by level.
 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
affection     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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blossom     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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capable     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
idealistic without regard to practicality
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
having the ability required for a specific task
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console     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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crude     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
distinguished from others in excellence
easily broken; having little elasticity
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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deputy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
lack of knowledge or education
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
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dwell     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
narrate or tell; count over again
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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excel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
continue; insist; persevere
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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foul     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act that violates of the rules of a sport
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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hatch     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
breed; emerge from the egg
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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humble     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
being in low spirits; depressed
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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lance     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
inflammation of the lungs
breaking of contract or duty
act of searching for something
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mere     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
refrain from buying or using
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
provide; bestow a quality on
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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retrieve     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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lower in spirits; press down
recover; find and bring in; get back
reduce level; lower grade of something
compute; determine; estimate
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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scurry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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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spasmodic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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thrifty     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
careful about money; economical
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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