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
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
any substance used to make soil more fertile
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
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chant     Speak
 
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v.  
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
include; surround on all sides; close in
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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competing     Speak
 
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
every two years; lasting or living for two years
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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dejected     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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digest     Speak
 
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v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
continue; insist; persevere
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elated     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
of or relating to nonmilitary life
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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expanse     Speak
 
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n.  
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inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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foe     Speak
 
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n.  
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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haven     Speak
 
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n.  
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confederate; partner; collaborator
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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hospitable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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infirmity     Speak
 
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n.  
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ally; form a group or unite
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
someone who has given long service
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neutral     Speak
 
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
relating to health or the protection of health
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pasture     Speak
 
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n.  
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shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
field covered with grass; meadow
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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pressure     Speak
 
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n.  
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journey organized for a particular purpose
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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provoke     Speak
 
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v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
continue; insist; persevere
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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rigid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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shred     Speak
 
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n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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span     Speak
 
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n.  
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duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
improper use or handling; misuse
change something into another form; transform
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
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trace     Speak
 
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v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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