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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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blockade     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
confederate; partner; collaborator
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
a widely known person; the state of being well known
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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confederate     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
change something into another form; transform
ally; form a group or unite
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
lower in spirits; press down
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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duplicate     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
someone who has given long service
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
without money; poor; penniless
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
capable of arousing and holding the attention
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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huddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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inhabit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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live in; occupy; reside in
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act that violates of the rules of a sport
sickness; illness; affliction
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
consent; approval to do something
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
field covered with grass; meadow
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
late; delayed; moving slowly
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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rejoice     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
free from deceit; sincere; honest
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
confederate; partner; collaborator
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
breaking of contract or duty
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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