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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abundantly     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
every two years; lasting or living for two years
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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cargo     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
consider; think about carefully; weigh
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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debate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
improper use or handling; misuse
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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distress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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emerge     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
come into prominence; spring up; appear
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
a widely known person; the state of being well known
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
shortage of food; starvation
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ferry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
refrain from buying or using
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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outstanding     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
distinguished from others in excellence
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
existing or occurring before something else
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
a tiny piece of anything
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remorse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
a physical attack; onslaught
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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territory     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
large extent of land; organized portion of country
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
change something into another form; transform
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transfer     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
someone who has given long service
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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