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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
anathema     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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bestow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
give as gift; present
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brittle     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
easily broken; having little elasticity
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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deadly     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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dissolve     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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exterminate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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feeble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
free from deceit; sincere; honest
idealistic without regard to practicality
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impose     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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manufacture     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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penetrate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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pierce; go through; permeate
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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lack of knowledge or education
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
inflammation of the lungs
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rampage     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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rejoice     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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include; surround on all sides; close in
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
refrain from buying or using
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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shred     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a physical attack; onslaught
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
large extent of land; organized portion of country
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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terrific     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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existing or occurring before something else
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
completely lacking; barren or empty
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thrifty     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
careful about money; economical
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