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 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
accumulate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
contest or fight with others who are trying to do the same
put to death with a weapon, or by violence; put an end to destroy
grow or develop successfully; decorate with ornaments
make an area or substance, usually air or water, dirty or harmful to people
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authority     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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artifact made by weaving or knitting natural or synthetic fibers
place where milk is produced
a sweet food similar to ice cream, but made mostly with fruit and only a little milk
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
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brain     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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organ or seat of intellect
a television broadcast; a programme that is broadcast on television
a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
action or power of evoking interest or pleasure for something
chance or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do
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breathe     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
respire; inhale and exhale air
move usually in an uncontrolled manner but smoothly along a surface
make use of, sometimes unjustly
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow an opinion; debate
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civil     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt
having to do with citizens or the state
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement
at half the distance; half the distance between two places
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correspondent     Speak
 
(6)
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
capable of being changed back to what it was before
without the power of sensation, motion, or feeling; insensible; unresponsive
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper
not necessary; not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted
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declare     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
respire; inhale and exhale air
make use of, sometimes unjustly
reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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election     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a private box for delivery of mail, public box for deposit of mail
a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
voting, balloting; right or ability to make a choice
frame of bones supporting a human or animal body; framework
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
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flexible     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having to do with citizens or the state
capable of being bent or flexed
uninterested because of frequent exposure
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
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hideout     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the side of a hill or mountain
secret place where someone can go, usually a remote place used by outlaws
wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
profession devoted to governing
spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
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junior     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unwilling to submit to authority
based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
ridiculously unreasonable; foolish
being available to use because it is extra
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lobster     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
the state of being unsure of something
a way of access upward and downward, consisting of a set of steps
a public official authorized to decide questions brought to a court
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nervous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
funny, or making someone laugh
worried and anxious
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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obstacle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an individual that one is not acquainted with
a burrowing ground squirrel, has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
people who take part in a particular activity
a stringed instrument usually having six strings, played by strumming or plucking
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purse     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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organ or seat of intellect
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together
something happens without design; hazard or risk
a small container for money, usually used by a woman
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radiation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
the spirit of a dead person
a bridge that can be raised to block passage, in order to allow boats to pass beneath it
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sherbet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a sweet food similar to ice cream, but made mostly with fruit and only a little milk
culture, the stage of human social development
sugar or syrup heated until it turns brown, used as a flavoring or coloring for food
polite behavior; act of civility or respect
the action of leaving, especially to start a journey
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smear     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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hold back to a later time; delay; defer
put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly
spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
go bad; rot or decay; become unfit for consumption or use
cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater
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survive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater
respire; inhale and exhale air
continue to live; endure or last
cook food beforehand to shortened the cooking or heating time when eating it
provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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thermostat     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
admiration felt or shown for someone
a device, as in a home heating system or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
stem of a tree; main stem, without the branches
one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
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