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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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assist     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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blunt     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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crafty     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
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discharge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
breed; emerge from the egg
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
refrain from buying or using
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
easily broken; having little elasticity
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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ethnic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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feat     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
tax on goods coming into a country
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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glamour     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
act that violates of the rules of a sport
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
difficult to handle or manage
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leisurely     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
physically weak; easily broken
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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practical and functional, not just for show
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
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peer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
find or declare guilty
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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provoke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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reign     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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shred     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
ally; form a group or unite
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
a tiny piece of anything
unfortunate accident; bad luck
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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upheaval     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
shortage of food; starvation
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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