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High School: 9th Grade
agile     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
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archetype     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
large extent of land; organized portion of country
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
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bluster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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console     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
occur at the same time as; correspond
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
find or declare guilty
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corral     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
connect or join together; combine
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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fluent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
easily broken; having little elasticity
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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gruel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
act of searching for something
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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practical and functional, not just for show
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
ally; form a group or unite
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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penetrate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
pierce; go through; permeate
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
shortage of food; starvation
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
a tiny piece of anything
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
lack of trust or confidence
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smolder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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sustain     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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trudge     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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