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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
be superior; distinguish oneself
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assemble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
breaking of contract or duty
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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coincide     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
occur at the same time as; correspond
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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reduce level; lower grade of something
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
engage the services of; put to work; apply
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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expanse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
someone who has given long service
act that violates of the rules of a sport
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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hobble     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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lash     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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manufacture     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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inflammation of the lungs
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
a tiny piece of anything
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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poverty     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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prodigy     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
breaking of contract or duty
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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sickness; illness; affliction
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
breaking of contract or duty
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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trek     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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
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