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 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
alter     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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blemish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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breadth     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
tax on goods coming into a country
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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competing     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
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corrode     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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document     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
provide written evidence; record in detail
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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endow     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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excel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
be superior; distinguish oneself
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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festive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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grudge     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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impecunious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
without money; poor; penniless
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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monarch     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
having total knowledge; knowing everything
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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rampant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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sanctuary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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keep or confine within limits
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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treaty     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
improper use or handling; misuse
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