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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
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captive     Speak
 
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n.  
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gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
act that violates of the rules of a sport
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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conclude     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
continue; insist; persevere
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
reduce level; lower grade of something
come into prominence; spring up; appear
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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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
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
include; surround on all sides; close in
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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dwell     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
extend out or project in space; stick out
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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export     Speak
 
(8)
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
make sure or certain; insure; assure
provide; bestow a quality on
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felicitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
impartial; not supporting one side over another
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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gruel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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incongruous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
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lull     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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peer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
achieve or accomplish; gain
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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recount     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
narrate or tell; count over again
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
occur at the same time as; correspond
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repel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
extend out or project in space; stick out
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
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scrumptious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
late; delayed; moving slowly
of or relating to nonmilitary life
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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vacant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
practical and functional, not just for show
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