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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
any substance used to make soil more fertile
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
confederate; partner; collaborator
journey organized for a particular purpose
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attire     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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convert     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
change something into another form; transform
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
narrate or tell; count over again
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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endow     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
refrain from buying or using
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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eternal     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
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feeble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
act of searching for something
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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horde     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
act of searching for something
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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invaluable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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existing or occurring before something else
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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reduce level; lower grade of something
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
include; surround on all sides; close in
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
someone who has given long service
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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provoke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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shrivel     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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