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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
alter     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
hand out; disseminate; allocate
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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assist     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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dainty     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
lack of trust or confidence
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
lower in spirits; press down
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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enchant     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
make sure or certain; insure; assure
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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ferry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
wetness caused by water
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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gruel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
large extent of land; organized portion of country
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
wetness caused by water
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
breed; emerge from the egg
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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symptom     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
lack of trust or confidence
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
improper use or handling; misuse
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
distinguished from others in excellence
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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