DIY Vocabulary Test - High School: 9th Grade

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High School: 9th Grade
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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High School: 9th Grade
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(1)
n.  
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
inflammation of the lungs
act of searching for something
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
a physical attack; onslaught
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baffle     Speak
 
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v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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calculate     Speak
 
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v.  
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turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
compute; determine; estimate
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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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commend     Speak
 
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v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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dampen     Speak
 
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v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
recover; find and bring in; get back
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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distribute     Speak
 
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v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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n.  
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harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
field covered with grass; meadow
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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faithful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
being in low spirits; depressed
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n.  
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most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
sickness; illness; affliction
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
without money; poor; penniless
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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n.  
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
breaking of contract or duty
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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outstanding     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
late; delayed; moving slowly
of or relating to nonmilitary life
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
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positive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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qualify     Speak
 
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v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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reject     Speak
 
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v.  
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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shrivel     Speak
 
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v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
be superior; distinguish oneself
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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suitable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
most outstanding; highest; superior
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
capable of arousing and holding the attention
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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unscathed     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
in or into a high place; high or higher up
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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