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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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attentive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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having many talents; capable of working in many fields
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
relating to health or the protection of health
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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captivity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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practical and functional, not just for show
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
relating to health or the protection of health
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
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debate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
act that violates of the rules of a sport
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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endow     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
make sure or certain; insure; assure
compute; determine; estimate
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
someone who has given long service
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
large extent of land; organized portion of country
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
thick; crowded closely together; compact
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
wetness caused by water
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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extend out or project in space; stick out
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
refrain from buying or using
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
large extent of land; organized portion of country
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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easily broken; having little elasticity
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
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retain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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shroud     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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synthesis     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
someone who has given long service
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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