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 Test Questions
Middle School: 8th Grade
advertise     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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consent to; give permission
give notice to; make something known in public, especially to sell it
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
join together to make a single thing or group; blend, fuse, or merge
accept that you will reduce your demands to reach an agreement with someone
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ancient     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
upright in position or posture
unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
capable of being used again
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binoculars     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a pair of tubes with glass lenses at either end to see things far away more clearly
notion founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression; favorable estimation
exact sameness; fact of being who, what a person or thing is; a close similarity
state of growing up from childhood to adult; transitional period between youth and maturity
very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
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candidate     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people
a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor
act of having and controlling property; belongings
a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies
light in a transparent protective case
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condominium     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a reference work containing articles on various topics
a powerful circular current of water, usually the result of conflicting tides
a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness
an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately
someone whose job is to officially inspect something
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curious     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great
interested in learning about people or things around you; eager for knowledge
happening at the expected, correct time; not late
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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definitely     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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without question and beyond doubt; clearly
very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great
able to live both on land and in water
having three parts of the same type, or happening three times
relating to hearing or the ear
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eighth     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley
a reference work containing articles on various topics
criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
position eight in a countable series of things
mutual relationship; a connection between two or more facts
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exhibit     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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lessen or reduce; make a quantity smaller
show something publicly, make visible or apparent
make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
officially take private property away from someone, usually by legal authority
consent to; give permission
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funeral     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, or speaking
small planet; one of many large rocks that circle the sun
a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling with a number of bulbs or candles
a person qualified to practice medicine; a medical doctor but not a surgeon
ceremony held in connection with burial; end of existence
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incumbent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
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inspector     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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someone whose job is to officially inspect something
one who maintains and audits business accounts
activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement
act of gathering, heaping together, or forming a mass
a large building in which sports or entertainments take place
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memorize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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learn something to remember it exactly; commit to memory; learn by heart
keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on
increase fourfold; become four times as big
leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever
make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
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motorist     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
youth or adolescent; not fully grown or developed
someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet; cookie
a hard salty biscuit that has been baked in a stick or knot shape
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parachute     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
faculty of mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
a physicist who studies astronomy
the small, precise, or trivial details of something
rescue equipment made of a large piece of cloth that is fastened to a person who is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him fall slowly
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penicillin     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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light in a transparent protective case
writing that is about real events and facts
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
a type of antibiotic, used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
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punctual     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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relating to an authority or public body and its duties, actions, and responsibilities
intended to advertise something in order to sell it
reaching an answer by thinking carefully about the known facts
capable of being used again
happening at the expected, correct time; not late
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solstice     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
empty area or space; a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed
making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, as part of a ceremony
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specialist     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a person qualified to practice medicine; a medical doctor but not a surgeon
someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject
basic truth, law, or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct
an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately
a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold
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trajectory     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a type of antibiotic, used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
science which treats the structure and mineral constitution of the globe
a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing coffee beans
curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster
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