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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
aloft     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
easily broken; having little elasticity
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
request for help; excuse or pretext
tax on goods coming into a country
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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breaking of contract or duty
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
tax on goods coming into a country
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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achieve or accomplish; gain
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
provide written evidence; record in detail
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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crimson     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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distress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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exterminate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
reduce level; lower grade of something
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
inflammation of the lungs
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hatch     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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breed; emerge from the egg
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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impose     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
act of searching for something
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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loot     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
someone who has given long service
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
come into prominence; spring up; appear
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
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previous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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existing or occurring before something else
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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rampage     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
consent; approval to do something
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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sanctuary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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scour     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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refrain from buying or using
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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synthesis     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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treaty     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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