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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
act of searching for something
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
lack of knowledge or education
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
recover; find and bring in; get back
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act that violates of the rules of a sport
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
any substance used to make soil more fertile
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cordial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
of or relating to nonmilitary life
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
ally; form a group or unite
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
connect or join together; combine
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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expletive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act that violates of the rules of a sport
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
someone who has given long service
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
lack of knowledge or education
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ferocious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
breaking of contract or duty
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
having the ability required for a specific task
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
sickness; illness; affliction
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
consent; approval to do something
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
occur at the same time as; correspond
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
provide written evidence; record in detail
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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protection; exemption from normal legal duties
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
ally; form a group or unite
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
entire range; all notes in musical scale
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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scrumptious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having the ability required for a specific task
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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stench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
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utilitarian     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
practical and functional, not just for show
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