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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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assault     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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field covered with grass; meadow
a physical attack; onslaught
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
wetness caused by water
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brittle     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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without money; poor; penniless
easily broken; having little elasticity
free from deceit; sincere; honest
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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deadly     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
careful about money; economical
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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deplete     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
hand out; disseminate; allocate
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
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endow     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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fluent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
change something into another form; transform
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
entire range; all notes in musical scale
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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impose     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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invaluable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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peninsula     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
confederate; partner; collaborator
a widely known person; the state of being well known
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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reinforce     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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set up or found; build
hand out; disseminate; allocate
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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stuffy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
free from deceit; sincere; honest
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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tropical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
physically weak; easily broken
every two years; lasting or living for two years
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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