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High School: 9th Grade
affect     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
difficult to handle or manage
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
pierce; go through; permeate
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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competing     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
easily broken; having little elasticity
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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cordial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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reduce level; lower grade of something
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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drought     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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ally; form a group or unite
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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famine     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
shortage of food; starvation
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focus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
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gruel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
breaking of contract or duty
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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hazy     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
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inflate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
engage the services of; put to work; apply
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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manufacture     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
breed; emerge from the egg
come into prominence; spring up; appear
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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poverty     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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reconnaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
improper use or handling; misuse
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reject     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
careful about money; economical
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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treaty     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
sickness; illness; affliction
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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