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High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
confederate; partner; collaborator
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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biennial     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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late; delayed; moving slowly
every two years; lasting or living for two years
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
reduce level; lower grade of something
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convert     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
change something into another form; transform
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
breaking of contract or duty
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dispute     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
confederate; partner; collaborator
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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edict     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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improper use or handling; misuse
shortage of food; starvation
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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exterminate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
moisten; lessen in force or effect
live in; occupy; reside in
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
recover; find and bring in; get back
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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gruel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
a physical attack; onslaught
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
late; delayed; moving slowly
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occasional     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
physically weak; easily broken
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rampant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
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scour     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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spasmodic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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toxic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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