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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
most outstanding; highest; superior
free from deceit; sincere; honest
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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bestow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
give as gift; present
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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consent; approval to do something
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
provide; bestow a quality on
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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differ     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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embark     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
engage the services of; put to work; apply
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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expanse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
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fissure     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
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fuss     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
consent; approval to do something
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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ignorance     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
lack of knowledge or education
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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oblivious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
impartial; not supporting one side over another
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
difficult to handle or manage
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
large extent of land; organized portion of country
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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provoke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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field covered with grass; meadow
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
act of searching for something
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
sickness; illness; affliction
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
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