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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
agile     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to nonmilitary life
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
difficult to handle or manage
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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convert     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
lack of knowledge or education
someone who has given long service
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
change something into another form; transform
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despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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embark     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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expanse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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ferry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
give as gift; present
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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immunity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
consent; approval to do something
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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invaluable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
of or relating to nonmilitary life
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
distinguished from others in excellence
late; delayed; moving slowly
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
consider; think about carefully; weigh
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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large extent of land; organized portion of country
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
breaking of contract or duty
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
reduce level; lower grade of something
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a widely known person; the state of being well known
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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trek     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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