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High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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assemble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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captive     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
breaking of contract or duty
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
without money; poor; penniless
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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crafty     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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devoid     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
completely lacking; barren or empty
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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emerge     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
come into prominence; spring up; appear
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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expletive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
someone who has given long service
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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firmament     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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grove     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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implore     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
continue; insist; persevere
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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mishap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
request for help; excuse or pretext
unfortunate accident; bad luck
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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ooze     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
include; surround on all sides; close in
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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protrude     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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pierce; go through; permeate
lower in spirits; press down
narrate or tell; count over again
extend out or project in space; stick out
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
act that violates of the rules of a sport
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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shroud     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
field covered with grass; meadow
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
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