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High School: 9th Grade
appoint     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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archetype     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
lack of knowledge or education
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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conclude     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
set up or found; build
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dapper     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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document     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
provide written evidence; record in detail
moisten; lessen in force or effect
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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enclose     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
include; surround on all sides; close in
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
make sure or certain; insure; assure
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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fraudulent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
distinguished from others in excellence
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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horde     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
tax on goods coming into a country
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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invaluable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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oblivious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
physically weak; easily broken
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omniscient     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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repatriate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
recover; find and bring in; get back
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
late; delayed; moving slowly
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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tropical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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