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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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assist     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
breed; emerge from the egg
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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crisis     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
change something into another form; transform
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disrupt     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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upset; throw into confusion or disorder
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
lack of knowledge or education
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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gruel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
journey organized for a particular purpose
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
difficult to handle or manage
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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jeopardy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
a physical attack; onslaught
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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mere     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
a tiny piece of anything
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
every two years; lasting or living for two years
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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qualify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
consent; approval to do something
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
every two years; lasting or living for two years
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symptom     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
field covered with grass; meadow
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treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
physically weak; easily broken
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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