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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
field covered with grass; meadow
journey organized for a particular purpose
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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assist     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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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capable     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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having the ability required for a specific task
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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crude     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
difficult to handle or manage
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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elated     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
distinguished from others in excellence
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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facet     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
change something into another form; transform
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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foul     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
act that violates of the rules of a sport
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
keep or confine within limits
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
lower in spirits; press down
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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interpret     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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peer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
connect or join together; combine
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positive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
capable of arousing and holding the attention
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
late; delayed; moving slowly
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quench     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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upset; throw into confusion or disorder
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
keep or confine within limits
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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upheaval     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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