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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
include; surround on all sides; close in
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
make sure or certain; insure; assure
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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biennial     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
someone who has given long service
breaking of contract or duty
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
moisten; lessen in force or effect
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
compute; determine; estimate
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digest     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
pierce; go through; permeate
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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facet     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
a tiny piece of anything
consent; approval to do something
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
sickness; illness; affliction
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
extend out or project in space; stick out
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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inflammation of the lungs
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
a tiny piece of anything
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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reconnaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a widely known person; the state of being well known
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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repatriate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
alter; make partial or minor changes to
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
without money; poor; penniless
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symptom     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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thrifty     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
careful about money; economical
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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