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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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attire     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
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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boycott     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
refrain from buying or using
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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deliberate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
refrain from buying or using
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
keep or confine within limits
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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find or declare guilty
lower in spirits; press down
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
any substance used to make soil more fertile
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
entire range; all notes in musical scale
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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ignite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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neutral     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
impartial; not supporting one side over another
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
existing or occurring before something else
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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ozone     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a widely known person; the state of being well known
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
inflammation of the lungs
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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scamper     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing death; leading to failure or disaster
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
every two years; lasting or living for two years
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
being in low spirits; depressed
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uneasy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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