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High School: 9th Grade
abuse     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
a widely known person; the state of being well known
improper use or handling; misuse
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
difficult to handle or manage
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calculate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
compute; determine; estimate
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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give as gift; present
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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convict     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
find or declare guilty
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discharge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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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
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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expletive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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breaking of contract or duty
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
difficult to handle or manage
capable of arousing and holding the attention
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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hangar     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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ignite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
hand out; disseminate; allocate
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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jolt     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
a physical attack; onslaught
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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peculiar     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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recount     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
pierce; go through; permeate
occur at the same time as; correspond
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
narrate or tell; count over again
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rigor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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sincere     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
careful about money; economical
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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toxic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
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