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High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
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baffle     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
pierce; go through; permeate
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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boycott     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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refrain from buying or using
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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consent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
live in; occupy; reside in
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
being in low spirits; depressed
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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displace     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
relating to health or the protection of health
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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interpret     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
recover; find and bring in; get back
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
find or declare guilty
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lull     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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protection; exemption from normal legal duties
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
wetness caused by water
inflammation of the lungs
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quixotic     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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idealistic without regard to practicality
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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achieve or accomplish; gain
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
pierce; go through; permeate
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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vaccine     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
a physical attack; onslaught
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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