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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
agile     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
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archetype     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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capable     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
having the ability required for a specific task
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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dainty     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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distribute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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enchant     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
include; surround on all sides; close in
narrate or tell; count over again
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
continue; insist; persevere
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engulf     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
give as gift; present
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
engage the services of; put to work; apply
keep or confine within limits
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foul     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act that violates of the rules of a sport
ally; form a group or unite
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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gradual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
existing or occurring before something else
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
sickness; illness; affliction
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
difficult to handle or manage
without money; poor; penniless
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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oppose     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
difficult to handle or manage
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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reject     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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shabby     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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stench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
without money; poor; penniless
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