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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
antique     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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bestow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
achieve or accomplish; gain
give as gift; present
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ceremony     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a physical attack; onslaught
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
field covered with grass; meadow
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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deliberate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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find or declare guilty
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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dwell     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
make sure or certain; insure; assure
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
recover; find and bring in; get back
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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existing or occurring before something else
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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mistrust     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
lack of knowledge or education
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
lack of trust or confidence
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
hand out; disseminate; allocate
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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qualify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
narrate or tell; count over again
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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skeptic     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
journey organized for a particular purpose
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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trek     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
field covered with grass; meadow
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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