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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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blossom     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
moisten; lessen in force or effect
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
moisten; lessen in force or effect
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
hand out; disseminate; allocate
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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dissolve     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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duplicate     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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expanse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
consent; approval to do something
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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glamour     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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immunity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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protection; exemption from normal legal duties
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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jeopardy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
confederate; partner; collaborator
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having many talents; capable of working in many fields
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
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pathetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
being in low spirits; depressed
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
unfortunate accident; bad luck
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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ransom     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
breaking of contract or duty
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
thick; crowded closely together; compact
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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sincere     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
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spasmodic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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