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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
achieve or accomplish; gain
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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assault     Speak
 
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n.  
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a physical attack; onslaught
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
act of searching for something
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
sickness; illness; affliction
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convert     Speak
 
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n.  
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an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
change something into another form; transform
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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discharge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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embark     Speak
 
(7)
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
capable of arousing and holding the attention
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
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gradual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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ignite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
late; delayed; moving slowly
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
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outline     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
tax on goods coming into a country
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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quixotic     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
idealistic without regard to practicality
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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revolve     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
live in; occupy; reside in
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
be superior; distinguish oneself
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
change something into another form; transform
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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utilitarian     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
practical and functional, not just for show
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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