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High School: 9th Grade
anathema     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
entire range; all notes in musical scale
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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archetype     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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idealistic without regard to practicality
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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deadly     Speak
 
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
capable of arousing and holding the attention
idealistic without regard to practicality
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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enchant     Speak
 
(7)
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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epidemic     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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fraudulent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to handle or manage
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
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haven     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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confederate; partner; collaborator
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
a widely known person; the state of being well known
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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humble     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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inhabit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
live in; occupy; reside in
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numerous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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outstanding     Speak
 
(14)
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
distinguished from others in excellence
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
sickness; illness; affliction
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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pursue     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
keep or confine within limits
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
give as gift; present
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scurry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
hand out; disseminate; allocate
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
most outstanding; highest; superior
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
late; delayed; moving slowly
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transfer     Speak
 
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n.  
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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