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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
a tiny piece of anything
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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breaking of contract or duty
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
wetness caused by water
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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consist     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
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decipher     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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digest     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
provide written evidence; record in detail
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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employ     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
give as gift; present
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
change something into another form; transform
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
lack of knowledge or education
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ignorance     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
lack of knowledge or education
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
sickness; illness; affliction
journey organized for a particular purpose
wetness caused by water
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
consent; approval to do something
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
any substance used to make soil more fertile
confederate; partner; collaborator
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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reconnaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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reject     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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compute; determine; estimate
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
make sure or certain; insure; assure
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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lower in spirits; press down
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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change something into another form; transform
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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transfer     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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