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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abuse     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
improper use or handling; misuse
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
difficult to handle or manage
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chant     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
extend out or project in space; stick out
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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civilian     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
of or relating to nonmilitary life
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
reduce level; lower grade of something
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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deputy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
wetness caused by water
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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refrain from buying or using
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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excel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
be superior; distinguish oneself
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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fracas     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
ally; form a group or unite
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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haven     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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immune     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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remorse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
wetness caused by water
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shabby     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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vacant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
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