DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 9th Grade

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High School: 9th Grade
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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High School: 9th Grade
anathema     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
difficult to handle or manage
most outstanding; highest; superior
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captive     Speak
 
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n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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console     Speak
 
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v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
connect or join together; combine
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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corrode     Speak
 
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v.  
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alter; make partial or minor changes to
keep or confine within limits
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
narrate or tell; count over again
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distribute     Speak
 
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v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
hand out; disseminate; allocate
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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embark     Speak
 
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v.  
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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expletive     Speak
 
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n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
field covered with grass; meadow
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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finance     Speak
 
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n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
a widely known person; the state of being well known
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gambol     Speak
 
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v.  
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grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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huddle     Speak
 
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v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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lance     Speak
 
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n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
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modify     Speak
 
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v.  
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
alter; make partial or minor changes to
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outline     Speak
 
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n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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previous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
existing or occurring before something else
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rampage     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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rejoice     Speak
 
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v.  
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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symptom     Speak
 
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n.  
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
wetness caused by water
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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utilitarian     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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practical and functional, not just for show
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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