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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
agile     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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blockade     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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breadth     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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deciduous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
having the ability required for a specific task
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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excel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
be superior; distinguish oneself
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
make sure or certain; insure; assure
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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feat     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
inflammation of the lungs
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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haven     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
act of searching for something
tax on goods coming into a country
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
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hospitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
late; delayed; moving slowly
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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peninsula     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
ally; form a group or unite
lack of trust or confidence
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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quest     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
act of searching for something
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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smolder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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territory     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
large extent of land; organized portion of country
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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