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 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
ambitious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
keen or sharp in speech or manner; active, fast, and energetic
full of loud and nonmusical sounds
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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argue     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction
depress; take away hope from
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow an opinion; debate
cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater
begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off
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brain     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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apparatus, the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
dark green leaves, cooked or raw in salads
passage for water to flow through; bed of a stream or river
organ or seat of intellect
long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation
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breathe     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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go bad; rot or decay; become unfit for consumption or use
travel with; be associated with
have a heated argument or disagreement
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
respire; inhale and exhale air
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civil     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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funny, or making someone laugh
regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone
slightly wet; damp or humid
capable of being changed back to what it was before
having to do with citizens or the state
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correspondent     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper
uninterested because of frequent exposure
beyond ordinary understanding
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
funny, or making someone laugh
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departure     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
the action of leaving, especially to start a journey
a message transmitted by telegraph
name written in own handwriting
quake from underground
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disgraceful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
capable of being changed back to what it was before
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frozen     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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slightly wet; damp or humid
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
capable of being washed without injury
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
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headstrong     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
without the power of sensation, motion, or feeling; insensible; unresponsive
funny, or making someone laugh
having to do with citizens or the state
ridiculously unreasonable; foolish
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journal     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a small, black and white animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a defence
contestant; someone who offers opposition; adverse or opposing
a female human offspring
originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
magazine; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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ledge     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
basis on which something is grounded
the work of cleaning and running a house
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
artifact made by weaving or knitting natural or synthetic fibers
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museum     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
a word that has the same last sound as another word
a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
an evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers
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opponent     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a stringed instrument usually having six strings, played by strumming or plucking
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
profession devoted to governing
contestant; someone who offers opposition; adverse or opposing
tenant; a person who lives or works in a room or building
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poison     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it
a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
a person who lives or has home in a place; dweller
basis on which something is grounded
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resident     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a person who lives or has home in a place; dweller
apparatus, the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
a straight thin shaft sharpened at the front with feathers the back
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten
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scoop     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
mental image of something that is not real or true
a native or naturalized member of a state
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids
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slay     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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put to death with a weapon, or by violence; put an end to destroy
express agreement to what is proposed; accept
state clearly; make known formally or officially
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow an opinion; debate
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strengthen     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
go bad; rot or decay; become unfit for consumption or use
grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
make a low, rough sound, usually in anger, as angry dog
labor or study imposed by another, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty
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telephone     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a whitish area caused by a fungus, usually if the conditions are warm and wet
phone, a device that uses electrical signals to make it possible to speak to someone in another place
the ability to find things funny
a shop where books are sold
tenant; a person who lives or works in a room or building
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