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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
ailment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
sickness; illness; affliction
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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associate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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connect or join together; combine
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
breaking of contract or duty
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consist     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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corrode     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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differ     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
moisten; lessen in force or effect
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
make sure or certain; insure; assure
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
make sure or certain; insure; assure
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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ferry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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immunity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
change something into another form; transform
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logic     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
request for help; excuse or pretext
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
act that violates of the rules of a sport
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
act of searching for something
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
completely lacking; barren or empty
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quixotic     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
idealistic without regard to practicality
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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skeptic     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
shortage of food; starvation
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
existing or occurring before something else
of or relating to nonmilitary life
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
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