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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
alert     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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biennial     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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late; delayed; moving slowly
having the ability required for a specific task
every two years; lasting or living for two years
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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console     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
connect or join together; combine
reduce level; lower grade of something
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
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expedition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
journey organized for a particular purpose
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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ferocious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
late; delayed; moving slowly
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
free from deceit; sincere; honest
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huddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
breed; emerge from the egg
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
tax on goods coming into a country
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loot     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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provoke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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rejoice     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
achieve or accomplish; gain
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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symptom     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
breaking of contract or duty
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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tropical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
impartial; not supporting one side over another
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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