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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
appoint     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
consider; think about carefully; weigh
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
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assist     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
a widely known person; the state of being well known
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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demolish     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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dissolve     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
lower in spirits; press down
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
difficult to handle or manage
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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establish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
set up or found; build
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focus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
confederate; partner; collaborator
inflammation of the lungs
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
difficult to handle or manage
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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modify     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
alter; make partial or minor changes to
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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pathetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
easily broken; having little elasticity
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positive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
existing or occurring before something else
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
breaking of contract or duty
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
shortage of food; starvation
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
refrain from buying or using
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
difficult to handle or manage
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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spasmodic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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