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High School: 9th Grade
alter     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
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achieve or accomplish; gain
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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brittle     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
in or into a high place; high or higher up
easily broken; having little elasticity
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
having total knowledge; knowing everything
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deadly     Speak
 
(5)
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
in or into a high place; high or higher up
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
find or declare guilty
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
provide; bestow a quality on
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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estimate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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felicitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
distinguished from others in excellence
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
every two years; lasting or living for two years
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
change something into another form; transform
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huddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
refrain from buying or using
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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oppose     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
of or relating to nonmilitary life
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
be superior; distinguish oneself
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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rejoice     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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shabby     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
free from deceit; sincere; honest
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
existing or occurring before something else
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tropical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
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