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High School: 9th Grade
aloft     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
difficult to handle or manage
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
unfortunate accident; bad luck
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
field covered with grass; meadow
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bluster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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keep or confine within limits
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
confederate; partner; collaborator
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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deciduous     Speak
 
(5)
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
being in low spirits; depressed
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
a tiny piece of anything
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
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fragrant     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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genuine     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
entire range; all notes in musical scale
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
occur at the same time as; correspond
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
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loot     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
ally; form a group or unite
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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offend     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
breaking of contract or duty
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
pierce; go through; permeate
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scour     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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breed; emerge from the egg
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
having the ability required for a specific task
thick; crowded closely together; compact
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
physically weak; easily broken
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
a tiny piece of anything
inflammation of the lungs
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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