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High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
hand out; disseminate; allocate
achieve or accomplish; gain
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bluster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
alter; make partial or minor changes to
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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debate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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lower in spirits; press down
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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dual     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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expletive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
field covered with grass; meadow
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
physically weak; easily broken
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
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genius     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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incongruous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
occur at the same time as; correspond
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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marvel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
shortage of food; starvation
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occasional     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
someone who has given long service
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
engage the services of; put to work; apply
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
keep or confine within limits
achieve or accomplish; gain
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shed     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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include; surround on all sides; close in
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
lower in spirits; press down
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
late; delayed; moving slowly
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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