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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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babble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
lower in spirits; press down
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brittle     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
completely lacking; barren or empty
easily broken; having little elasticity
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confederate     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
ally; form a group or unite
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
act that violates of the rules of a sport
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cordial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
careful about money; economical
capable of arousing and holding the attention
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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discharge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
compute; determine; estimate
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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exterminate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
come into prominence; spring up; appear
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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horde     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a widely known person; the state of being well known
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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keep or confine within limits
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
practical and functional, not just for show
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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offend     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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inflammation of the lungs
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
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reconnaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
large extent of land; organized portion of country
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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repatriate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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lack of trust or confidence
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
lack of knowledge or education
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utilitarian     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
practical and functional, not just for show
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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