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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
alert     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
a physical attack; onslaught
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a widely known person; the state of being well known
a tiny piece of anything
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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cherish     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
continue; insist; persevere
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
moisten; lessen in force or effect
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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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diminish     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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dwell     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
any substance used to make soil more fertile
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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finance     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
confederate; partner; collaborator
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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grove     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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lack of knowledge or education
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
improper use or handling; misuse
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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implore     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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interpret     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
occur at the same time as; correspond
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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without money; poor; penniless
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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paraphernalia     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of searching for something
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
any substance used to make soil more fertile
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
inflammation of the lungs
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
sickness; illness; affliction
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
engage the services of; put to work; apply
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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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scuffle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
consider; think about carefully; weigh
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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transport     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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