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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
achieve or accomplish; gain
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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associate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
connect or join together; combine
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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bonus     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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competing     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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existing or occurring before something else
impartial; not supporting one side over another
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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demolish     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
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deplete     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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engross     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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festive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
easily broken; having little elasticity
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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hatch     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
breed; emerge from the egg
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indomitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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inflate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
provide; bestow a quality on
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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inflammation of the lungs
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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retrieve     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
recover; find and bring in; get back
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
reduce level; lower grade of something
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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terrific     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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trace     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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