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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
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provide written evidence; record in detail
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
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occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
include; surround on all sides; close in
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
connect or join together; combine
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
most outstanding; highest; superior
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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dapper     Speak
 
(5)
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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drab     Speak
 
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
difficult to handle or manage
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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duplicate     Speak
 
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delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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fragrant     Speak
 
(9)
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
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fuss     Speak
 
(10)
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
sickness; illness; affliction
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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ignorance     Speak
 
(11)
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gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
lack of knowledge or education
unfortunate accident; bad luck
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
improper use or handling; misuse
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
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occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
find or declare guilty
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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practical and functional, not just for show
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
consent; approval to do something
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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pneumonia     Speak
 
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an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
inflammation of the lungs
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
live in; occupy; reside in
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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reliable     Speak
 
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gracious; showing warm and friendliness
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
moisten; lessen in force or effect
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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vaccine     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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