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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
adorn     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
consent; approval to do something
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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consequence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
inflammation of the lungs
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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convict     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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find or declare guilty
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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disproportionate     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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edict     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
a tiny piece of anything
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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epidemic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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ferocious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
physically weak; easily broken
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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immunity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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inhabit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
live in; occupy; reside in
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
most outstanding; highest; superior
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
physically weak; easily broken
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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pursue     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
engage the services of; put to work; apply
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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territory     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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field covered with grass; meadow
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
large extent of land; organized portion of country
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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trek     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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