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High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
a tiny piece of anything
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attentive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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coincide     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
occur at the same time as; correspond
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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convert     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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change something into another form; transform
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
having the ability required for a specific task
in or into a high place; high or higher up
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
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economical     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
idealistic without regard to practicality
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
existing or occurring before something else
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exterminate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
pierce; go through; permeate
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
recover; find and bring in; get back
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haven     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
someone who has given long service
act that violates of the rules of a sport
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humble     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
having the ability required for a specific task
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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interpret     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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refrain from buying or using
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
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paraphernalia     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
lack of knowledge or education
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
having total knowledge; knowing everything
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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live in; occupy; reside in
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
alter; make partial or minor changes to
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
keep or confine within limits
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
idealistic without regard to practicality
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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stern     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
easily broken; having little elasticity
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
most outstanding; highest; superior
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utilitarian     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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practical and functional, not just for show
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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