DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 9th Grade

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High School: 9th Grade
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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
being in low spirits; depressed
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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captivity     Speak
 
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n.  
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liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
act that violates of the rules of a sport
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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consequence     Speak
 
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n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
sickness; illness; affliction
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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corrode     Speak
 
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v.  
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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deputy     Speak
 
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n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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employ     Speak
 
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v.  
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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expedition     Speak
 
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n.  
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
journey organized for a particular purpose
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fraudulent     Speak
 
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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gourmet     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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hostage     Speak
 
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n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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lament     Speak
 
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v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
extend out or project in space; stick out
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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marvel     Speak
 
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n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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outmoded     Speak
 
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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positive     Speak
 
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
of or relating to nonmilitary life
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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query     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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reinforce     Speak
 
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v.  
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refrain from buying or using
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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shrivel     Speak
 
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
be superior; distinguish oneself
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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terrific     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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treaty     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of searching for something
any substance used to make soil more fertile
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
wetness caused by water
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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