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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
affect     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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bestow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
refrain from buying or using
give as gift; present
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capable     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
having the ability required for a specific task
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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competing     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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deliberate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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dispute     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
wetness caused by water
change something into another form; transform
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embark     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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excel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
be superior; distinguish oneself
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
lower in spirits; press down
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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flammable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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huddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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install     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
in or into a high place; high or higher up
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
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peer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
provide written evidence; record in detail
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
inflammation of the lungs
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prodigy     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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request for help; excuse or pretext
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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reject     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
alter; make partial or minor changes to
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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shred     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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vacant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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