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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
continue; insist; persevere
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
continue; insist; persevere
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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blunt     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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consent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
include; surround on all sides; close in
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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degrade     Speak
 
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v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
reduce level; lower grade of something
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
most outstanding; highest; superior
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
consider; think about carefully; weigh
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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ethnic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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festive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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hangar     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
large extent of land; organized portion of country
improper use or handling; misuse
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
late; delayed; moving slowly
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
achieve or accomplish; gain
extend out or project in space; stick out
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monarch     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
field covered with grass; meadow
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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ransom     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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retain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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scurry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
provide written evidence; record in detail
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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vaccine     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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