DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 9th Grade

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High School: 9th Grade
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High School: 9th Grade
affection     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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calculate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
compute; determine; estimate
find or declare guilty
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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cherish     Speak
 
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v.  
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run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
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convict     Speak
 
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v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
find or declare guilty
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
make sure or certain; insure; assure
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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dissolve     Speak
 
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v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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elated     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
in or into a high place; high or higher up
late; delayed; moving slowly
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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expletive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
physically weak; easily broken
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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gallant     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
of or relating to nonmilitary life
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
come into prominence; spring up; appear
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
completely lacking; barren or empty
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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oppose     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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pesky     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
relating to health or the protection of health
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
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rampant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
completely lacking; barren or empty
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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restrain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
compute; determine; estimate
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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supreme     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
in or into a high place; high or higher up
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
most outstanding; highest; superior
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
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utilitarian     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
practical and functional, not just for show
careful about money; economical
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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