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High School: 9th Grade
antique     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
a widely known person; the state of being well known
tax on goods coming into a country
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
moisten; lessen in force or effect
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
reduce level; lower grade of something
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diminish     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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pierce; go through; permeate
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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provide; bestow a quality on
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
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fragrant     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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grudge     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
live in; occupy; reside in
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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hazy     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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jeopardy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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breaking of contract or duty
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
free from deceit; sincere; honest
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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recount     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
narrate or tell; count over again
moisten; lessen in force or effect
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
completely lacking; barren or empty
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
idealistic without regard to practicality
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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tropical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
careful about money; economical
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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