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 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
admiration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
tenant; a person who lives or works in a room or building
group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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authorize     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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change toward something smaller or lower
revoke; call off; omit or delete
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
empower; give permission for
reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
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bookshelf     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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something indispensable; something that you must do, or something you need
injury to body tissues, esp. the fingers and toes, caused by freezing
polite behavior; act of civility or respect
a person who participates in competitions
a shelf on which to keep books
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chestnut     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened
a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids
something indispensable; something that you must do, or something you need
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citizen     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a native or naturalized member of a state
a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged
device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy
a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
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crisp     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
worried and anxious
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
accountable; have control and authority over something or someone
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dairy     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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place where milk is produced
an evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers
a way of access upward and downward, consisting of a set of steps
polite behavior; act of civility or respect
general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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elevator     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
admiration felt or shown for someone
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
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fireplace     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
being in equilibrium; symmetry or stability
a store that sells food and small things for the home
a short, sharp pin with a flat, round top, used especially for putting up notices to a board
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goalie     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a food used for cooking and spreading on bread, similar to butter but softer
the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
long thick hair growing from the neck or around face of animal, like horse or lion
light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
a person who participates in competitions
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joyous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
on a horse
full of joy; very happy
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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midweek     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
tableware made of silver, especially knives, forks, spoons, etc.
action of stopping and catching something to prevent it from proceeding
stem of a tree; main stem, without the branches
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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moist     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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slightly wet; damp or humid
less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
ready to consent or submit; acceptable
on a horse
arranged in order of time of occurrence
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notebook     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a person or firm that employs workers
a small compact portable computer
the spirit of a dead person
event that takes place without expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies
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practical     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
beyond ordinary understanding
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
paid for earlier; paid already
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
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receive     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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grow or develop successfully; decorate with ornaments
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow an opinion; debate
get or be given something; accept as true or valid
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
interpret in the wrong way
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signature     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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name written in own handwriting
a straight thin shaft sharpened at the front with feathers the back
a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
someone who owns a business or something
a person who participates in competitions
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spider     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing
a bridge that can be raised to block passage, in order to allow boats to pass beneath it
one who gives advice about problems
a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
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stumble     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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cook food beforehand to shortened the cooking or heating time when eating it
revoke; call off; omit or delete
reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
go bad; rot or decay; become unfit for consumption or use
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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thermostat     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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furniture for sitting or reclining, like sofa
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
people who take part in a particular activity
a device, as in a home heating system or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
tenant; a person who lives or works in a room or building
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