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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
being in low spirits; depressed
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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bestow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
give as gift; present
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
breaking of contract or duty
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
journey organized for a particular purpose
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decipher     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
lower in spirits; press down
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enchant     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
consent; approval to do something
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
free from deceit; sincere; honest
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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horde     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
wetness caused by water
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
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logic     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
any substance used to make soil more fertile
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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completely lacking; barren or empty
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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propel     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
continue; insist; persevere
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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scurry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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come into prominence; spring up; appear
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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terrific     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
inflammation of the lungs
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