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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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field covered with grass; meadow
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
consider; think about carefully; weigh
provide; bestow a quality on
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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distress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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faithful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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firmament     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
lack of knowledge or education
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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genius     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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hazy     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
physically weak; easily broken
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
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jolt     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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mere     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
without money; poor; penniless
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
field covered with grass; meadow
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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quench     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
hand out; disseminate; allocate
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
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territory     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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large extent of land; organized portion of country
breaking of contract or duty
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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trace     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
connect or join together; combine
provide written evidence; record in detail
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