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High School: 9th Grade
alter     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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occur at the same time as; correspond
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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brawl     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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crimson     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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deputy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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employ     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
recover; find and bring in; get back
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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expletive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
breaking of contract or duty
inflammation of the lungs
a widely known person; the state of being well known
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felicitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
easily broken; having little elasticity
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
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glamour     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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incongruous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
careful about money; economical
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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inflate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
refrain from buying or using
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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oppose     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
live in; occupy; reside in
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
pierce; go through; permeate
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
lower in spirits; press down
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sustain     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
connect or join together; combine
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
live in; occupy; reside in
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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toxic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
practical and functional, not just for show
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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