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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
alert     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
difficult to handle or manage
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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boycott     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
refrain from buying or using
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
pierce; go through; permeate
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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console     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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crisis     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
improper use or handling; misuse
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differ     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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drowsy     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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felicitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
change something into another form; transform
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
free from deceit; sincere; honest
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inflate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
hand out; disseminate; allocate
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
physically weak; easily broken
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
inflammation of the lungs
wetness caused by water
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
journey organized for a particular purpose
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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retrieve     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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upset; throw into confusion or disorder
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
pierce; go through; permeate
recover; find and bring in; get back
provide; bestow a quality on
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
make sure or certain; insure; assure
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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sustain     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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upheaval     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
unfortunate accident; bad luck
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
inflammation of the lungs
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