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High School: 9th Grade
anathema     Speak
 
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n.  
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weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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assemble     Speak
 
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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breach     Speak
 
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n.  
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breaking of contract or duty
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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contempt     Speak
 
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n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
ally; form a group or unite
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decipher     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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deputy     Speak
 
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n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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dual     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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ensure     Speak
 
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v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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fissure     Speak
 
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n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
connect or join together; combine
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
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monarch     Speak
 
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n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
a widely known person; the state of being well known
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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paraphernalia     Speak
 
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n.  
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prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
any substance used to make soil more fertile
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
existing or occurring before something else
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
having the ability required for a specific task
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reign     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
impartial; not supporting one side over another
completely lacking; barren or empty
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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supreme     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
having total knowledge; knowing everything
most outstanding; highest; superior
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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transfer     Speak
 
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n.  
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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