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 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
absurd     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
wonderful; extraordinarily good
ridiculously unreasonable; foolish
invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent
not having existence, completely absent
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avalanche     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of killing, extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
a female human offspring
mental image of something that is not real or true
snow pressed into a ball for throwing playfully
great mass of falling snow and ice
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boast     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
have a heated argument or disagreement
move usually in an uncontrolled manner but smoothly along a surface
reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
be unfaithful; deliver to an enemy by treachery
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career     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
tenant; a person who lives or works in a room or building
an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs
a store that sells food and small things for the home
contestant; someone who offers opposition; adverse or opposing
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clearance     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
a small compact portable computer
spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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crime     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a flying insect, often black and yellow, that can sting
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc.
a message transmitted by telegraph
an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act
a person or firm that employs workers
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dangerous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
capable of being bent or flexed
full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
arranged in order of time of occurrence
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drawbridge     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
a bridge that can be raised to block passage, in order to allow boats to pass beneath it
the work of cleaning and running a house
a whitish area caused by a fungus, usually if the conditions are warm and wet
name written in own handwriting
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foreign     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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beyond ordinary understanding
accountable; have control and authority over something or someone
belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
excessively sensitive; having an allergy
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
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grocery     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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admiration felt or shown for someone
upward slope or grade; movement upward
a store that sells food and small things for the home
originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy
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interception     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a shelf on which to keep books
a piece of paper affixed to anything to give information
essay, a piece of writing
action of stopping and catching something to prevent it from proceeding
contestant; someone who offers opposition; adverse or opposing
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lobster     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs
a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance or sickness
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moist     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having to do with citizens or the state
showing sound judgment; capable of reasoning; being within bounds of common sense
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
slightly wet; damp or humid
being available to use because it is extra
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partial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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wonderful; extraordinarily good
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
accountable; have control and authority over something or someone
free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having peace of mind
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preparation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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event that takes place without expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
a piece of paper affixed to anything to give information
a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
cognitive process of thinking about what to do in case something happening
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resident     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a person who lives or has home in a place; dweller
furniture for sitting or reclining, like sofa
device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy
battle; a series of actions advancing a principle
a whitish area caused by a fungus, usually if the conditions are warm and wet
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sherbet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a sweet food similar to ice cream, but made mostly with fruit and only a little milk
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
a shelf on which to keep books
the process of teaching or learning in a school
a person working in the service of another, especially in the household
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snowball     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
admiration felt or shown for someone
snow pressed into a ball for throwing playfully
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section
a straight thin shaft sharpened at the front with feathers the back
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stairway     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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public transport that consists of a bus, train, or airplane that run between two points
a way of access upward and downward, consisting of a set of steps
a sweet food similar to ice cream, but made mostly with fruit and only a little milk
a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
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trampoline     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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injury to body tissues, esp. the fingers and toes, caused by freezing
gymnastic equipment consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to let person jump up and down on
the action of leaving, especially to start a journey
chance or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
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