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High School: 9th Grade
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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archetype     Speak
 
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n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
inflammation of the lungs
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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chant     Speak
 
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v.  
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come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
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making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
being in low spirits; depressed
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drab     Speak
 
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
difficult to handle or manage
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
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n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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ensure     Speak
 
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v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
make sure or certain; insure; assure
consider; think about carefully; weigh
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
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ferry     Speak
 
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n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
clothes, especially fine or formal ones; dress
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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(12)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
a tiny piece of anything
sickness; illness; affliction
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(15)
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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progeny     Speak
 
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n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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retain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
lower in spirits; press down
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
existing or occurring before something else
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
relating to health or the protection of health
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synthesis     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
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vaccine     Speak
 
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n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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