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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
appoint     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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baffle     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
live in; occupy; reside in
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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boycott     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
compute; determine; estimate
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
refrain from buying or using
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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come into prominence; spring up; appear
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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demolish     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
breed; emerge from the egg
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
provide; bestow a quality on
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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elated     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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fragrant     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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gauche     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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indomitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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loot     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
without money; poor; penniless
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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retain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
alter; make partial or minor changes to
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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uneasy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
thick; crowded closely together; compact
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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