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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
appoint     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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assemble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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captive     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
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conspicuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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crimson     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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document     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
provide written evidence; record in detail
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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embark     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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keep or confine within limits
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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finance     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
live in; occupy; reside in
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
provide written evidence; record in detail
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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quest     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
act of searching for something
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
be superior; distinguish oneself
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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thrifty     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
careful about money; economical
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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