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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
inflammation of the lungs
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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captivity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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corrode     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
refrain from buying or using
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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upset; throw into confusion or disorder
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
compute; determine; estimate
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
live in; occupy; reside in
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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faithful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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firmament     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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haven     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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immune     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
having the ability required for a specific task
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
connect or join together; combine
consider; think about carefully; weigh
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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journey organized for a particular purpose
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
field covered with grass; meadow
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outstanding     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
distinguished from others in excellence
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
difficult to handle or manage
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
every two years; lasting or living for two years
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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remorse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
lack of trust or confidence
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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suitable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
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troublesome     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
late; delayed; moving slowly
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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