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High School: 9th Grade
ailment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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sickness; illness; affliction
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
a tiny piece of anything
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
tax on goods coming into a country
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
someone who has given long service
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blunt     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
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corrode     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
come into prominence; spring up; appear
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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deplete     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
breed; emerge from the egg
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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duplicate     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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eternal     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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hospitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
wetness caused by water
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outstanding     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
distinguished from others in excellence
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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ransom     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
a widely known person; the state of being well known
improper use or handling; misuse
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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scoff     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
late; delayed; moving slowly
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
thick; crowded closely together; compact
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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toxic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
in or into a high place; high or higher up
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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