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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
connect or join together; combine
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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baffle     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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ceremony     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
a physical attack; onslaught
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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consist     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
recover; find and bring in; get back
be superior; distinguish oneself
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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crude     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
impartial; not supporting one side over another
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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distribute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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edict     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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faithful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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fissure     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
entire range; all notes in musical scale
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
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genuine     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
thick; crowded closely together; compact
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
a widely known person; the state of being well known
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install     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
give as gift; present
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
continue; insist; persevere
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
consider; think about carefully; weigh
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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predicament     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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breaking of contract or duty
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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quench     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
come into prominence; spring up; appear
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
give as gift; present
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scamper     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
practical and functional, not just for show
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
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tidy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
existing or occurring before something else
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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