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High School: 9th Grade
antiquated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
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babble     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
come into prominence; spring up; appear
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
a widely known person; the state of being well known
a physical attack; onslaught
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conclude     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
come into prominence; spring up; appear
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
provide; bestow a quality on
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape perception of
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
recover; find and bring in; get back
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employ     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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famine     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
shortage of food; starvation
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focus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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gradual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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most outstanding; highest; superior
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
provide written evidence; record in detail
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
breaking of contract or duty
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
having the ability required for a specific task
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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request for help; excuse or pretext
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
consent; approval to do something
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
inflammation of the lungs
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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span     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
someone who has given long service
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
large extent of land; organized portion of country
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