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High School: 10th Grade
advocate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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anarchy     Speak
 
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n.  
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loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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barter     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
throw into disorder; break the array of.
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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caldron     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
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confiscation     Speak
 
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n.  
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seizure by the government
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
offensive or insulting treatment
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cursory     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
currently in progress; traveling by foot
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disgruntled     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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open to view; not secret or hidden
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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evaporate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
become aware of through the senses; detect
be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
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forage     Speak
 
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v.  
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put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
pay attention to; listen to and consider
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
feel or express pity or sympathy for
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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humanity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
sudden downfall; complete disaster
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
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hypochondriac     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
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intervene     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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migrant     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
of a brilliant red color
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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oppressive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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injured by freezing or partial freezing
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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pestilence     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
soldier placed on guard; guard
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
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precipice     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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going from one state of action to another
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
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rally     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
raise in rank or dignity; praise
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
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retentive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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husky; muscular and heavily built
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
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sieve     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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retort; comeback; answer to a reply
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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tedious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
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