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 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
aghast     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object
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authorize     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
depress; take away hope from
move usually in an uncontrolled manner but smoothly along a surface
blame; condemn
empower; give permission for
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blank     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
of a white or pale color; without color; empty or void
less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
not established to make a profit
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casserole     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
a kind of stew or side dish that is cooked slowly in an oven
a parent of your father or mother
action of stopping and catching something to prevent it from proceeding
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clothesline     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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name written in own handwriting
a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together
a food used for cooking and spreading on bread, similar to butter but softer
a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
act of killing, extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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crisp     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
funny, or making someone laugh
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement
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daughter     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a female human offspring
long thick hair growing from the neck or around face of animal, like horse or lion
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
an act of selecting or making a decision
an evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers
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discourage     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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continue to live; endure or last
have a heated argument or disagreement
spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
depress; take away hope from
put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly
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flood     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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quake from underground
a food used for cooking and spreading on bread, similar to butter but softer
cause to fill or become covered with water; a large flow
particular kind; a way of expressing something
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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headache     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
design or plan intended as a guide for making something
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
pain you feel inside your head
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hydrogen     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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organ or seat of intellect
sugar or syrup heated until it turns brown, used as a flavoring or coloring for food
public transport that consists of a bus, train, or airplane that run between two points
contestant; someone who offers opposition; adverse or opposing
a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell
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knowledgeable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
not established to make a profit
moved, operated, or effected by liquid, like water or oil
extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
very important and needing attention immediately
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mystery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
dark green leaves, cooked or raw in salads
something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood
general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
a shelf on which to keep books
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observant     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being bent or flexed
beyond ordinary understanding
full of joy; very happy
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
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premature     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
full of loud and nonmusical sounds
funny, or making someone laugh
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radiation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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someone who owns a business or something
a sweet food similar to ice cream, but made mostly with fruit and only a little milk
very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
gymnastic equipment consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to let person jump up and down on
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sentinel     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
a musical instrument, usually made of metal, that is played by blowing
a person employed to guard something; soldier stationed as a guard
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
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speedometer     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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pain you feel inside your head
a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
a container filled with explosive, designed to explode
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
cause to fill or become covered with water; a large flow
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strengthen     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of
penetrate; make a hole into
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
be cautious or wary about; be alert to
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turmoil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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injury to body tissues, esp. the fingers and toes, caused by freezing
a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
essay, a piece of writing
an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem
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