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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
engage the services of; put to work; apply
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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assault     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a physical attack; onslaught
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
lack of trust or confidence
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
wetness caused by water
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
breaking of contract or duty
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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crafty     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
most outstanding; highest; superior
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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distress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
act of searching for something
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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connect or join together; combine
make sure or certain; insure; assure
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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glamour     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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huddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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modify     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
continue; insist; persevere
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
alter; make partial or minor changes to
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peculiar     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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progeny     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
act of searching for something
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
completely lacking; barren or empty
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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scuffle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
engage the services of; put to work; apply
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
recover; find and bring in; get back
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
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tidy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
relating to health or the protection of health
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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