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High School: 9th Grade
antiquated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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babble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
a widely known person; the state of being well known
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
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conclude     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
provide; bestow a quality on
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
connect or join together; combine
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
hand out; disseminate; allocate
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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employ     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
engage the services of; put to work; apply
provide; bestow a quality on
pierce; go through; permeate
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famine     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
any substance used to make soil more fertile
shortage of food; starvation
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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focus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
any substance used to make soil more fertile
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
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gradual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
physically weak; easily broken
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
someone who has given long service
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
breaking of contract or duty
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
inflammation of the lungs
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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lack of trust or confidence
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
in or into a high place; high or higher up
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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live in; occupy; reside in
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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