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 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
aloud     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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funny, or making someone laugh
with relatively high volume
not established to make a profit
belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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authority     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
secret place where someone can go, usually a remote place used by outlaws
a way of access upward and downward, consisting of a set of steps
device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy
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bomb     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the action of leaving, especially to start a journey
a container filled with explosive, designed to explode
a straight thin shaft sharpened at the front with feathers the back
something happens without design; hazard or risk
one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
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chipmunk     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something
sculpture representing a human or animal
a burrowing ground squirrel, has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
the spirit of a dead person
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claim     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a whitish area caused by a fungus, usually if the conditions are warm and wet
demand for something as rightful or due
a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together; big band
electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning
act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
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crisp     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having peace of mind
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
being available to use because it is extra
belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
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defiant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms
less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
being very thin, fitting snugly
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
not far away
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elect     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
travel with; be associated with
begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off
decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job
hold back to a later time; delay; defer
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explode     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
respire; inhale and exhale air
erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
have a heated argument or disagreement
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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hanger     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who hangs, or causes to be hanged
the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
a word that has the same last sound as another word
a container filled with explosive, designed to explode
a whitish area caused by a fungus, usually if the conditions are warm and wet
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jungle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the work of cleaning and running a house
an individual that one is not acquainted with
great mass of falling snow and ice
land densely overgrown with tropical trees and plants
admiration felt or shown for someone
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midweek     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
a magnifier of images of distant objects
favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
the ability to find things funny
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moisten     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
attain success or reach a desired goal
make something slightly wet or to become slightly wet; humidify
travel with; be associated with
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nourish     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow an opinion; debate
be cautious or wary about; be alert to
provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
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purse     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a small container for money, usually used by a woman
the action of leaving, especially to start a journey
someone who climbs as a sport, especially someone who climbs mountains
mark of damage; mark left on the skin after injury
not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
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receiver     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the male ruler of an empire
a bird with a round body and a short tail that is sometimes hunted for food or for sport
public transport that consists of a bus, train, or airplane that run between two points
a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
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sentinel     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a bridge that can be raised to block passage, in order to allow boats to pass beneath it
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
phone, a device that uses electrical signals to make it possible to speak to someone in another place
a person employed to guard something; soldier stationed as a guard
the act of cutting the hair
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smear     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be unfaithful; deliver to an enemy by treachery
spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
make a low, rough sound, usually in anger, as angry dog
continue to live; endure or last
make use of, sometimes unjustly
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suburban     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt
uninterested because of frequent exposure
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth
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telegraph     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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someone who climbs as a sport, especially someone who climbs mountains
a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
act of choosing someone or something; choice or collection
a kind of stew or side dish that is cooked slowly in an oven
the possibility of something bad happening
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