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High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
give as gift; present
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ceremony     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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demolish     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
hand out; disseminate; allocate
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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disrupt     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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expedition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
act of searching for something
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
journey organized for a particular purpose
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
entire range; all notes in musical scale
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
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hobble     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
every two years; lasting or living for two years
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
without money; poor; penniless
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to nonmilitary life
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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rampant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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shrewd     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
idealistic without regard to practicality
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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terrific     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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toxic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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