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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
practical and functional, not just for show
existing or occurring before something else
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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blemish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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extend out or project in space; stick out
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
make sure or certain; insure; assure
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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cargo     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
entire range; all notes in musical scale
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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console     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
give as gift; present
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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convict     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
find or declare guilty
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
be superior; distinguish oneself
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distribute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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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endow     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
lower in spirits; press down
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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ethnic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having the ability required for a specific task
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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feat     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
any substance used to make soil more fertile
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
include; surround on all sides; close in
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
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lash     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
lack of trust or confidence
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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morsel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
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omniscient     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
having total knowledge; knowing everything
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
reduce level; lower grade of something
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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ransom     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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journey organized for a particular purpose
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
act that violates of the rules of a sport
someone who has given long service
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
idealistic without regard to practicality
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shroud     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
lower in spirits; press down
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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late; delayed; moving slowly
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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trudge     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
refrain from buying or using
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