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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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associate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
connect or join together; combine
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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inflammation of the lungs
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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console     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
set up or found; build
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
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being in low spirits; depressed
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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deplete     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
find or declare guilty
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efficient     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
existing or occurring before something else
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
capable of arousing and holding the attention
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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feeble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
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humble     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
late; delayed; moving slowly
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lance     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
ally; form a group or unite
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
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mishap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
breaking of contract or duty
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to nonmilitary life
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
recover; find and bring in; get back
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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shabby     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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stuffy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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