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High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
field covered with grass; meadow
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
confederate; partner; collaborator
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biennial     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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idealistic without regard to practicality
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
every two years; lasting or living for two years
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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boycott     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
refrain from buying or using
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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improper use or handling; misuse
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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crude     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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lower in spirits; press down
engage the services of; put to work; apply
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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emerge     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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come into prominence; spring up; appear
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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feeble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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gambol     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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huddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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interpret     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
change something into another form; transform
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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reject     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
narrate or tell; count over again
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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slight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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symptom     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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trudge     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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